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UNINA9910458038103321 |
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Titolo |
The global politics of sport : the role of global institutions in sport / / edited by Lincoln Allison |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
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ISBN |
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9786610224913 |
1-134-28158-7 |
1-280-22491-6 |
0-203-00546-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (201 p.) |
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Collana |
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Sport in the global society |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sports and state |
Sports and globalization |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Series Editor's Foreword; 1 Sport and globalisation; 2 Sport, prestige and international relations; 3 Not for the good of the game; 4 Olympic survivals; 5 Alternative models for the regulation of global sport; 6 Sport and the nation in the global era; 7 The curious role of the USA in world sport; 8 Local heroes and global stars; 9 Selling out?; 10 Afterword: more questions than answers; Notes; Index; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The book examines the increased influence on international sport of the politics of global institutions such as global economic market forces, International Non-Governmental Organisations and major multi-national business and media. |
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