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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821976703321

Titolo

The global politics of sport : the role of global institutions in sport / / edited by Lincoln Allison

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004

ISBN

1-134-28157-9

9786610224913

1-134-28158-7

1-280-22491-6

0-203-00546-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Sport in the global society

Altri autori (Persone)

AllisonLincoln

Disciplina

796.09

Soggetti

Sports and state

Sports and globalization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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;

Sommario/riassunto

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.