National identity and global sports events : culture, politics, and spectacle in the Olympics and the football World Cup - Tomlinson, Alan.; Young, Christopher, 1967- (Albany : State University of New York Press, 2005)
Culture, politics and spectacle in the global sports event : an introduction / Alan Tomlinson and Christopher Young -- The theory of spectacle : reviewing Olympic ethnography / John J. MacAloon -- Italy 1934 : football and fascism / Robert S.C. Gordon and John London -- Berlin 1936 : the most controversial Olympics / Allen Guttmann -- England 1966, Goal! : the myth of the golden age / Tony Mason -- Mexico city 1968 : sombreros and skyscrapers / Keith and Claire Brewster -- Munich 1972 : re-presenting the nation / Christopher Young -- Argentina 1978 : military nationalism, football essentialism, and moral ambivalence / Eduardo Archetti -- Moscow 1980 : Stalinism or good clean fun? / Robert Edelman -- Los Angeles 1984 and 1932 : commercialising the American dream / Alan Tomlinson -- Barcelona 1992 : evaluating the Olympic legacy / Miquel de Moragas and Christopher Kennett -- Sydney 2000 : sociality and spaciality in global media events / Deborah Stevenson and David Rowe -- Japan/Korea 2002 : public space and popular celebration.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Nationalism and sports -- History; Sports and globalization -- History; Sports -- Sociological aspects -- Cross-cultural studies; Nationalisme et sports -- Histoire; Sports et mondialisation -- Histoire; Sports -- Aspect sociologique -- Études transculturelles; SPORTS & RECREATION -- Sociology of Sports; Nationalism and sports; Sports and globalization; Sports -- Sociological aspects; Cross-cultural studies; History