| Description |
199 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
The Sociological review monographs |
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Sociological review monograph.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
An introduction to the sociology of sports mega-events / John Horne, Wolfram Manzenreiter -- pt. 1. Sports mega-events, modernity and capitalist economies -- Mega-events and modernity revisited : globalization and the case of the Olympics / Maurice Roche -- The economic impact of major sports events : a review of ten events in the UK / Chris Gratton, Simon Shibli, Richard Coleman -- Urban entrepreneurship, corporate interests and sports mega-events : the thin policies of competitiveness within the hard outcomes of neoliberalism / C. Michael Hall -- pt. 2. The global politics of sports mega-events -- Underestimated costs and overestimated benefits? Comparing the outcomes of sports mega-events in Canada and Japan / David Whitson, John Horne -- Modernizing China in the Olympic spotlight : China's national identity and the 2008 Beijing Olympiad / Xin Xu -- The 2010 Football World Cup as a political construct : the challenge of making good on an African promise / Scarlett Cornelissen, Kamilla Swart -- pt. 3. Sports mega-events, power, spectacle and the city -- UEFA Euro 2004 Portugal : the social construction of a sports mega-event and spectacle / Salome Marivoet -- Sport spectacles, uniformities and the search for identity in late modern Japan / Wolfram Manzenreiter -- Deep play : sports mega-events and urban social conditions in the USA / Kimberly S. Schimmel -- Olympic urbanism and Olympic villages : planning strategies in Olympic host cities, London 1908 to London 2012 / Francesc Muņoz. |
| Subject |
Sports tournaments -- Social aspects -- Case studies.
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Sports -- Sociological aspects -- Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Horne, John, 1955-
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Manzenreiter, Wolfram.
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| ISBN |
1405152907 (pbk.) |
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9781405152907 (pbk.) |
| Standard No. |
YDXCP 2439219 |
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NLGGC 29721697X |
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NZ1 10866150 |
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AU@ 000040424424 |
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