New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2011. The book is divided in to 5 inter-related sections. Section 1 evaluates the evolution of events as a discipline and defines what Events Studies is. Section 2 critically reviews the relationship between events and other disciplines such as Tourism, Sport. Section 3 focuses on the management of events, Section 4 evaluates the impacts of Events from varying political, social and environmental perspectives and Section 5 examines the future direction of growth in Event-related education and research.