This compilation is a welcome addition to a long and growing list of such handbooks to focus on sport and society.
Lawrence A. Wenner is Von der Ahe Professor of Communication and Ethics at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He was founding Editor of the research journal Communication & Sport, and former Editor-in-Chief of both the International Review for the Sociology of Sport and the Journal of Sport & Social Issues. With ten books and over 140 scholarly journal articles and book chapters, his work focuses on sport,
media, gender, and commodity culture. His recent books include Sport, Media, and Mega-Events (with Andrew Billings).