National Identity and Global Sports Events: Culture, Politics, and Spectacle in the Olympics and the Football World Cup
- ISBN-10
- 0791482480
- ISBN-13
- 9780791482483
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-02-01
- Publisher
- State University of New York 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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- 2006-01-26
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