National Identity and Global Sports Events: Culture, Politics, and Spectacle in the Olympics and the Football World Cup

National Identity and Global Sports Events: Culture, Politics, and Spectacle in the Olympics and the Football World Cup
ISBN-10
0791466159
ISBN-13
9780791466155
Category
Sports & Recreation
Pages
258
Language
English
Published
2006-01-26
Publisher
SUNY Press
Authors
Alan Tomlinson, Christopher Young

Description

Explains why cities dig deep in their pockets to host the Olympics and countries breed teams for success on the world soccer stage.

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