Sociology: Leisure
"Global Wine Tourism"Research, Management and Marketing
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Presenting applied research in wine tourism from Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, this book reviews the management and marketing strategies. It highlights the lessons learnt for wine and tourism industries and concludes by examining the future of the wine tourism industry. With illustrations. Hardback, 272 pages. Size: 247 x 179 mm. Weight: 819g.
Author: (Carlsen, Jack, ed.)
ISBN: 184593170X
Publisher: Cabi Publishing
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Sociology: Leisure
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"Leisure Education, Community Development and Populations With Special Needs"
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"Cabi Publishing" series; This book is a result of an output of a Commission of the World Leisure and Recreation Association (WRLA) to examine the role of leisure and education for leisure activities among people with special needs living in the community, requiring social or health services outside hospital. With illustrations,. Hardback, 216 pages. Size: 248 x 165 mm. Weight: 499g.
Author: (Sivan, A., ed.)
ISBN: 085199444X
Publisher: Cabi Publishing
Date: 2000 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Sociology: Leisure
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"Perspectives on Health and Exercise"
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Although it is widely accepted that active people are healthier, there is still much to be understood about the relationship between health and exercise. This text considers physical activity and health from a range of perspectives, encompassing many disciplines, to provide an overview. With bibliography, index. Paperback, 336 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 480g.
Author: (Riddoch, Chris, ed.)
ISBN: 0333787005
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Sociology: Leisure
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"Sport and Social Capital"
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Despite the importance of sport as a social, economic and political institution, research into sport and social capital has not been extensive. This book explores the ways in which sport contributes to the creation, development, maintenance and, in some cases, diminution of social capital. It covers themes such as education, gender, and policy. With illustrated. Paperback, 384 pages. Size: 165 x 234 mm. Weight: 770g.
Author: (Nicholson, Matthew, ed.)
ISBN: 0750685867
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Sociology: Leisure
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"Tourism and Gender"Embodiment, Sensuality and Experience
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While contemporary popular discourses dismiss gender and feminism as passe, patriarchy and sexism continue to limit human possibilities around the globe. This collection of studies seeks to advance feminist and gender tourism studies with its focus on embodiment. With illustrations, maps. Hardback, 304 pages. Size: 250 x 178 mm. Weight: 870g.
Author: (Pritchard, Annette, ed.)
ISBN: 1845932714
Publisher: Cabi Publishing
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Sociology: Leisure
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"Tourism, Culture and Regeneration"
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Using case studies of cultural regeneration planning and management from Europe, North and South America, this book explores the role of culture and tourism in urban transformation. It covers themes such as cultural planning for regeneration, cultural regeneration policies and politics, and integrated and sustainable regeneration strategies. With illustrations, maps. Paperback, 240 pages. Weight: 465g.
Author: (Smith, Melanie K. (University of Greenwich), ed.)
ISBN: 1845931300
Publisher: Cabi Publishing
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Undergraduate Sociology: Leisure
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"The Wonderful Weekend Book"Reclaiming Life's Simple Pleasures
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Reclaiming Life's Simple Pleasures. 'The Wonderful Weekend Book' is packed with ideas that will help restore the balance in our lives, reconnect us to the seasons, and - quite literally - not cost the earth. With illustrations. Hardback, Weight: 471g.
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ISBN: 1848540469
Publisher: John Murray General Publishing Division
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Sociology: Leisure
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"Derby Days"Local Football Rivalries and Feuds
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A look at all the derby matches, tracing the history of the hostility and showing the story from both sides - United and City. Attention is paid not just to the famous derbies, like Liverpool versus Everton, but to less-publicized confrontations such as Exeter versus Plymouth. Paperback, 256 pages. Size: 130 x 198 mm. Weight: 168g.
Author: Brimson, Dougie Brimson, Eddy
ISBN: 0747258686
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Date: 1998 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Sociology: Leisure
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"Sports in Society With Online Learning Center Passcode Bind-In Card"Issues and Controversies
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Taking a global, issues-oriented approach to the study of the role of sport in society, this book encourages the discussion of sports-related controversies and is aimed at the sport sociology course. 9 rev ed. Paperback, Size: 233 x 188 mm. Weight: 1023g.
Author: Coakley, Jay J.
ISBN: 0071104364
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Sociology: Leisure
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"The Oxford Companion to Food"
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"Oxford Companions" series; Features a repertory of foodstuffs, cooked dishes, and food processes, together with entries that cover the food and foodways of the countries of the world, and the literature of food and cookery. This edition includes articles on topics that reflect the development and universal relevance of food studies. With around 175 line drawings. 2 rev ed. Hardback, 936 pages. Size: 276 x 219 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author: Davidson, Alan
ISBN: 0192806815
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Sociology: Leisure
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"Leisure and Life Satisfaction"Foundational Perspectives
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With a practical, contemporary focus, this text provides students with a foundation for the study of leisure, exploring the role of the professional, government, nonprofit, and commercial agencies and institutions that deliver leisure services. It provides a framework for understanding the work of leisure professionals. With illustrations, maps. 4 rev ed. Hardback, 560 pages. Size: 238 x 190 mm. Weight: 984g.
Author: Edginton, Christopher R. Jordan, Debra Dieser, Rodney B. Degraaf, Donald Edginton, Susan
ISBN: 0072885076
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Date: 2005 (United States)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) Sociology: Leisure
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"Sociology of North American Sport"
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Covers elite child athletics, gambling in college sports, performance enhancement drugs, sport and nationalism after 9/11, the Beijing Olympics, Nike and other corporations, the power of media in sport, and minorities and disabilities in sport. With illustrations. 8 rev ed. Paperback, 400 pages. Size: 229 x 188 mm. Weight: 690g.
Author: Eitzen, D. Stanley Sage, George H.
ISBN: 1594515751
Publisher: Paradigm
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Sociology: Leisure
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"The New Geography of Global Income Inequality"
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Presents a surprising finding that global income inequality is decreasing. This book shows that income inequality for the world peaked in the late 20th Century and is now heading downward because of declining income inequality across nations. Furthermore, as income inequality declines across nations, it is rising within nations. With 2 maps, 21 line illustrations, 30 tables. New ed. Paperback, 272 pages. Size: 223 x 179 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Firebaugh, Glenn
ISBN: 0674019873
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Sociology: Leisure
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"From Ritual to Record"The Nature of Modern Sports
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Originally published in 1978, this book was one of the first to recognize the importance of sports as a lens on the fundamental structure of societies. In this reissue, Guttmann emphasizes the many ways that modern sports, dramatically different from the sports of previous eras, have profoundly shaped contemporary life. With illustrations. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 231 x 167 mm. Weight: 308g.
Author: Guttmann, Allen
ISBN: 0231133413
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2004 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Sociology: Leisure
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"The Geography of Tourism and Recreation"Environment, Place and Space
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Offers a comprehensive synthesis of the key issues associated with tourism, leisure and recreation. This edition lays emphasis on North America, and investigates the importance of less developed countries and the critical issues surrounding inequality, exploitation, underdevelopment and globalization as forces affecting tourism and leisure. With 47 black & white tables, 40 black & white halftones, 48 black & white line drawings. N.e of 3r.e. Paperback, 408 pages. Size: 246 x 189 mm. Weight: 966g.
Author: Hall, C. Michael Page, Stephen
ISBN: 0415335612
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Sociology: Leisure
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