Handbook of Sports and Media (Hardcover)

This distinctive "Handbook" covers the breadth of sports and media scholarship, one of the up-and-coming topics bridging media entertainment, sports management, and popular culture. Organized into historical, institutional, spectator, and critical studies perspectives, this volume brings together the work of many researchers into one quintessential volume, defining the full scope of the subject area. Editors Arthur Raney and Jennings Bryant have recruited contributors from around the world to identify and synthesize the research representing numerous facets of the sports-media relationship.
As a unique collection on a very timely topic, the volume offers chapters examining the development of sports media; production, coverage, and economics of sports media; sports media audiences; sports promotion; and race and gender issues in sports and media. Unique in its orientation and breadth, the "Handbook of Sports and Media" is destined to play a major role in the future development of this fast-growing area of study. It is a must-have work for scholars, researchers, and graduate students working in media entertainment, media psychology, mass media/mass communication, sports marketing and management, popular communication, popular culture, and cultural studies.

General

Imprint:	Routledge Member of the Taylor and Francis Group
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Routledge Communication Series
Release date:	April 2006
First published:	2006
Editors:	Arthur A. Raney • Jennings Bryant
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 41mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	654
ISBN-13:	978-0-8058-5188-5
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Press & journalism
LSN:	0-8058-5188-7
Barcode:	9780805851885

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