National identity and global sports events culture, politics, and spectacle in the Olympics and the football World Cup / edited by Alan Tomlinson and Christopher Young.

Other author Tomlinson, Alan.
Other author Young, Christopher, 1967-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAlbany : State University of New York Press,
Descriptionvii, 244 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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SeriesSUNY series on sport, culture, and social relations
Contents Culture, politics, and spectacle in the global sports event : an introduction / Alan Tomlinson and Christopher Young -- The theory of spectacle : reviewing Olympic ethnography / John J. MacAloon -- Italy 1934 : football and fascism / Robert S.C. Gordon and John London -- Berlin 1936 : the most controversial Olympics / Allen Guttmann -- England 1966 : traditional and modern? / Tony Mason -- Mexico city 1968 : sombreros and skyscrapers / Keith and Claire Brewster -- Munich 1972 : re-presenting the nation / Christopher Young -- Argentina 1978 : military nationalism, football essentialism, and moral ambivalence / Eduardo P. Archetti -- Moscow 1980 : Stalinism or good, clean fun? / Robert Edelman -- Los Angeles 1984 and 1932 : commercialising the American dream / Alan Tomlinson -- Barcelona 1992 : evaluating the Olympic legacy / Miquel de Moragas and Christopher Kennett -- Sydney 2000 : sociality and spaciality in global media events / Deborah Stevenson and David Rowe -- Korea and Japan 2002 : public space and popular celebration / Soon-Hee Whang.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2004029962
ISBN0791466159 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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