Sport studies has become one of the largest and fastest growing international industries. This collection of essays from a range of international contributors analyzes all aspects of the political economy of this industry, including media sports production, urban growth politics, and capital accumulation and the economic effects of Olympism.
John Nauright is in the Department of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, Australia.
Kimberly Schimmel is Assistant Professor, School of Physical Education, State University, Ohio.