Sociology: Sport & Leisure

Engaging with critical gaps and building on existing knowledge, this volume of Research in the Sociology of Sport brings to the fore new stories fr...

Given Chinas investment in sport, success in international competitions and recent hosting of high-profile events, there is no doubt the country is...

The Richardson boys ganged up with two other big families in their buildings and, at various ages, had tried out most of the local youth organisati...

Playing at War offers an innovative focus on Civil War video games as significant sites of memory creation, distortion, and evolution in popular cu...

Playing at War offers an innovative focus on Civil War video games as significant sites of memory creation, distortion, and evolution in popular cu...

Bringing together many of the most influential scholars in sport and media studies, this book examines the diverse ways that media influences our u...

Identity is one of the most theorised and contested of all sociological concepts and sport is fertile ground for an examination of its complexities...

A candid and moving autobiography by the 'Black Widow' of billiards Jeanette Lee was 18 years old when she walked into a New York City pool hall an...

As urban development in Asia has accelerated, cities in the region have become central to skateboarding culture, livelihoods, and consumption. Asia...

Theme Park Fandom argues that serious study of theme parks and their adult fans has much to tell us about contemporary transmediality and convergen...

This edited volume gathers together studies examining various aspects of physical culture in literature written in French from Europe and around th...

Bringing together leading as well as emerging scholars involved in research on sport and body, this volume of Research in the Sociology of Sport in...

When Kyle Shanahan became the NFLs youngest offensive coordinator in 2008, he had one prevailing rule: Tell me the why. If a colleague couldnt just...

El futbol es más que un deporte en México, es una parte fundamental de su cultura. Juego peligroso: historias de lucha y diversidad en el futbol fe...

The sports worlds attention was focused on Japan for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The years-long buildup to and aftermath of the...

Sport is an important part of the lives of rural Papua New Guineans, and a significant connection to global imaginaries for economically marginal v...

The Routledge History of American Sport provides the first comprehensive overview of historical research in American sport from the early Colonial ...

Recent years have seen a rapidly growing hotel business built around health and well-being. Leisurely experiences are packaged, staged and consumed...

The Athletic Crusade is the first book to systematically analyze the role of sports in the expansion of U.S. empire from the 1890s through World Wa...

As an athlete, you train your body and mind to be ready for competition. But what about your soul? Lead with Faith, Play with Purpose is your guide...

The global increase in viewership of and participation in womens football means that, to continue with this growth, we need to appreciate the speci...

The figure of the gladiator is as compelling to us as it was to the Romans. Why are we drawn to this ancient blood sport?The usual explanation of t...

Levelling the playing fieldLife in the Canadian countryside at the turn of the twentieth century is often generalized as insular, backwards, and de...

This book presents a new perspective on skateboarding, centred on the senses, skill acquisition, embodiment, and the concept of city craft. Skatebo...

Riveting and inspiring first-person stories of how taking a knee triggered an awakening in sports, from the celebrated sportswriterThe Kaepernick E...

This is the first book to explore the numerous ways in which mobile technologies and social media are influencing our outdoor experiences.Across th...

Winner of the Western Writers of America 2014 Spur Award for Best Western Nonfiction, ContemporaryMention the Colorado high country today and vacat...