Encoding the Olympics assembles a uniquely representative international team of media experts to provide a comprehensive review of the global impact of media an

Global sporting events involve the creation, management and mediation of cultural meanings for consumption by massive media audiences. The apotheosis of this cu

In the second half of the twentieth century, the Olympics played an important role in the politics of the Cold War and was part of the conflicts between the Cap

Historical research on the Olympic Movement is highly valuable as it displays processes of continuity and transformation by which knowledge building processes o

A Companion to Sport brings together writing by leading sports theorists and social and cultural thinkers, to explore sport as a central element of contemporary