The Political Economy of Sport

By: Shaw, Timothy M.

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333773861
• ISBN13: 9780333773864
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.4"