LEADER 06319oam 2200745I 450 001 9910779996403321 005 20230126203327.0 010 $a1-138-08190-6 010 $a1-136-25022-0 010 $a0-203-10459-5 010 $a1-136-25023-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203104590 035 $a(CKB)2550000001106056 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH25432518 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000954787 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12393366 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000954787 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10944063 035 $a(PQKB)11231878 035 $a(OCoLC)859160222 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1323281 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1323281 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10737939 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL506415 035 $a(OCoLC)854977035 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB134718 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001106056 100 $a20180706d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aPower, politics and international events $esocio-cultural analyses of festivals and spectacles /$fedited by Udo Merkel 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 194 pages) 225 0 $aRoutledge Advances in Event Research Series 300 $aFormerly CIP.$5Uk 311 $a0-415-62446-0 311 $a1-299-75164-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $aContents PART I Introduction 1 The critical, social-scientific study of international events: Power, politics and conflicts UDO MERKEL PART II Historical and developmental case studies 2 Regional events and festivals in Europe: Revitalizing traditions and modernizing identities LOUISA DEVISMES 3 The historical roots of the Gymnaestrada : National gymnastics festivals in nineteenth-century Europe ANGELA WICHMANN 4 World Expos and global power relations JAYNE LUSCOMBE 5 A short, selective history of the Gay Games: Conflicts, clashes and controversies NIGEL JARVIS PART III Contemporary case studies and ethnographies 6 Global events and local conflicts: Who owns the streets of London? ADAM JONES AND JANET WOOLLEY 7 "A Day at the Races": Critical reflections of an insider STEVEN GOSS-TURNER 8 Arts, acrobatics and athleticism in North Korea: Power, politics and propaganda UDO MERKEL 9 The World Baseball Classic: The production and politics of a new global sports spectacle THOMAS F. CARTER 10 Politics as spectacle: U2's 360 tour (2009-2011) MICHAEL WILLIAMS 330 8 $aAlthough the event management field has grown considerably over the last decade, critical, social-scientific studies of the international events industry are rare. This book intends to help fill this void. It focuses on power, social and political relations, conflicts and controversies in the context of international events, popular festivals and famous spectacles. It draws on recent primary research and offers a diverse range of new and intriguing case studies, for example the Arirang Festival in North Korea, the Gay Games, the Gymnaestrada, horse-racing events, the London 2012 Olympics, regional and rural festivals, the World Baseball Classic, World Fairs/Expos and U2 concerts. The main aim of this volume is to bring the critical, social-scientific analysis of events, festivals and spectacles more into the core of the teaching of events management degree programmes. The book draws extensively upon the disciplines of politics, sociology, cultural studies and history. In the process, it addresses key themes such as: - political economy - politics of popular culture - the global and the local - regionalism and globalization - nations and nationalism - international relations and foreign policy. This groundbreaking collection of essays is unique and innovative. It will be an essential source for students, researchers and academics with a keen interest in critical, social-scientific analyses of events. Although the event management field has grown considerably over the last decade, critical, social-scientific studies of the international events industry are rare. This book intends to help fill this void. It focuses on power, social and political relations, conflicts and controversies in the context of international events, popular festivals and famous spectacles. It draws on recent primary research and offers a diverse range of new and intriguing case studies, for example the Arirang Festival in North Korea, the Gay Games, the Gymnaestrada, horse-racing events, the London 2012 Olympics, regional and rural festivals, the World Baseball Classic, World Fairs/Expos and U2 concerts. The main aim of this volume is to bring the critical, social-scientific analysis of events, festivals and spectacles more into the core of the teaching of events management degree programmes. The book draws extensively upon the disciplines of politics, sociology, cultural studies and history. In the process, it addresses key themes such as: - political economy - politics of popular culture - the global and the local - regionalism and globalization - nations and nationalism - international relations and foreign policy. This groundbreaking collection of essays is unique and innovative. 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