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Autore: | Roche Maurice |
Titolo: | Mega-events and modernity : Olympics and expos in the growth of global culture / / Maurice Roche |
Pubblicazione: | London : , : Routledge, , 2000 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
Disciplina: | 306.48 |
Soggetto topico: | Olympics |
Citizenship | |
Sports - Social aspects | |
Special events - Social aspects | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Nota di contenuto: | Book Cover; Title; Contents; Lists of tables and illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Mega-events and modernity: perspectives and themes; Mega-events and the growth of international culture; Expos and cultural power: capitalism, nationalism and imperialism; Mega-events and cultural citizenship: consumerism, inclusion/ exclusion and internationalism; The Olympics, internationalism and supernationalism: international sports events and movements in the inter-war period; Mega-events and the growth of global culture; Mega-events, cities and tourist culture: Olympics and expos |
Mega-events and media culture: sport and the OlympicsMega-events and global citizenship: Olympic problems and responses; Mega-events, identity and global society: theoretical reflections; Notes; Bibliography; Author and name index; Subject index | |
Sommario/riassunto: | Explores the social history and politics of 'mega-events' from the late 19th century to the present. Case studies: 1936 Berlin Olympics, 1992 Barcelona Olympics, 1851 Crystal Palace Expo. A thoroughly new and ground-breaking analysis. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Mega-events and modernity |
ISBN: | 1-134-72915-4 |
0-585-45283-0 | |
0-203-44394-2 | |
1-280-05210-4 | |
1-134-72916-2 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910783703303321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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