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• Publisher : State University of New York Press
• File Size : 44,6 Mb
• Release Date : 01 February 2012

Explains why cities dig deep in their pockets to host the Olympics and countries breed teams for success on the world soccer stage.

• Publisher : Routledge
• File Size : 53,9 Mb
• Release Date : 15 April 2013

What is the relationship between sport and national identity? What can sport tell us about changing perceptions of national identity? Bringing together the work of established historians and younger commentators,

• Publisher : Routledge
• File Size : 21,7 Mb
• Release Date : 25 July 2014

This innovative and timely volume moves beyond existing operational and pragmatic approaches to events studies by exploring sports events as social, cultural, political and mediatised phenomena. As the study of

• Publisher : Routledge
• File Size : 22,8 Mb
• Release Date : 13 September 2017

While globalisation has undoubtedly occurred in many social fields, in sport the importance of ‘the nation’ has remained. This book examines the continuing but contested relevance of national identities in

• Publisher : SUNY Press
• File Size : 35,5 Mb
• Release Date : 29 March 2001

Explores the relationship between sport and national identities within the context of globalization in the modern era.

• Publisher : Routledge
• File Size : 52,8 Mb
• Release Date : 14 April 2016

Written by a team of international scholars, Sport and Nationalism in Asia - Power, Politics, and Identity is a collection of original research which addresses a number of issues central

• Publisher : Springer
• File Size : 35,5 Mb
• Release Date : 21 November 2016

This book places the study of public support for the arts and culture within the prism of public policy making. It is explicitly comparative in casting cultural policy within a

• Publisher : Taylor & Francis
• File Size : 29,9 Mb
• Release Date : 07 July 2022

Chu explores the politics behind Taiwanese cities’ pursuit of international sporting events, and the Chinese authorities’ strategic measures in handling the relations with Taiwan since the 1990s. It is assumed

• Publisher : Routledge
• File Size : 20,6 Mb
• Release Date : 01 April 2022

This book explores the interrelationships between nations, regions and states in the landscape of contemporary international sport, focusing on identity. Using case studies, the book explores themes such as the

• Publisher : Routledge
• File Size : 21,9 Mb
• Release Date : 05 August 2016

2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the 1966 FIFA World Cup, hosted in England. Unlike previous literature, which has tended to focus activities on the field, this book brings an institutional level