An introduction to key aspects of sport management for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. The book will also serve as a useful resource for staff involved in teaching on sport related modules and programmes, and for practitioners working as managers of sport businesses.

Consuming Sport is the first book to explicitly and comprehensively address how sport is experienced and engaged with in the everyday lives, social networks, and media, and consumer patterns of its followers.

Explores the sport studies' relevance for contemporary sports academics. This title is of interest to undergraduate students and researchers in sports and cultural studies.

This historical and political overview of drug use in elite sport explains the procedures and protocols of drug testing, examines ethical dimensions of doping, and the political and economic factors that influence the attempts to control doping.

From the early days of Winterbottom to the controversial appointment and performance of a non-national in Goran-Eriksson, the England hotseat has always attracted an incredible level of interest from Press and fans. This book looks at almost all of the incumbents of the position of England coach. It also features a photographic section.

The collection examines cases of discrimination directed at individuals or groups, resulting in their exclusion from full participation in sport and their consequent struggle for inclusion. It shows how ethnic and national identity are sources of

The first biography of England's finest and most controversial fast bowler.

On 15 April 1989, the world witnessed one of the worst football disasters in history occur at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield. 96 people were crushed to death and 766 injured in a tragedy that was later admitted to have been exacerbated by police failures. This book aims to do justice to the memory of those who died and those left behind.

Offers an history of drug use in sport. This book argues that the idea of taking drugs to enhance performance has not always been the crisis or 'evil'; instead, the late nineteenth century was a time of some experimentation and innovation largely unhindered by talk of cheating or health risks.

The intelligently cross-referenced entries provide a concise overview of the key concepts in the field guiding you through the important debates, sources and research methods in the management and delivery of sport.

A portrait of a revolution in English cricket by the twice William Hill Sports Book of the Year winner.

Dive into 60 of the world's most joyous wild swimming spots and discover a further 120 ideas for uplifting bathing experiences. Packed with inspirational expert insights, immersive photography, and essential trip planning tips, this remarkable book explores the open-water swims guaranteed to exhilarate, rejuvenate, restore and above all, spark joy.

Helps in understanding the process of sports development. This work offers the reader: comprehensive coverage of the major themes in the process of sports development; contributions from an internationally renowned author team; text with a logical and well-developed structure; and a dedicated accompanying website with updates and new material.

In Olympic Visions Mike O'Mahony explores how painters, sculptors, photographers, filmmakers, architects and designers have portrayed the Olympic Games through history. Featuring a combination of beautiful illustrations and detailed insights, the book shows how images have shaped the way the Olympics are perceived.

This important new text address a range of issues central to understanding the character of sports development, from organisation and strategy within the public and volunatary sectors, to funding, networking and service evaluation.

What are the essential research methods for students studying leisure, sport and tourism? What are the main benefits in competing research methods, and how can you avoid gremlins in the research process? This book deals with these questions.

This collection uses spatial concepts and examples to examine the nature and development of sporting practices. It shows how the study of built environments such as gymnasiums and football stadiums can provide unique information about the body's capabilities, needs and desires.

Analyses the regulatory role of the state and its impact on sport and the intersections of sport with other areas of government policy. Offering a comprehensive examination of how sport is affected by a range of government policy, this book examines the intersection of sport with other (non-sport) policies from an international perspective.

Sport, Culture and the Media was the first book to analyse comprehensively two of the most powerful cultural forces of our times: sport and media. It examines the ways in which media sport has established itself in contemporary everyday life, and how sport and media have made themselves mutually dependent.

This book covers the significance of sport in economic, cultural and political terms. It discusses the theory and practice of sports related policy for urban development.