This text offers a distinctive introduction to sport in contemporary society, drawing on recent developments in sociological theory and research, particularly in relation to debates about culture and consumption. The book argues that sport can be seen as central to the "economies of signs and space" of late modernity in which a concern with the body as an object of contemplation and improvement, and not just an instrument for getting things done, increasingly informs images in the mass media, politics and everyday life.
This text offers a distinctive introduction to sport in contemporary society, drawing on recent developments in sociological theory and research, part...
The football World Cup is unquestionably the biggest sporting event in the world. This fascinating collection of papers examines the background to the 2002 World Cup Finals, held in Korea and Japan, and explores the event's profound social, cultural, political and economic significance.
The book offers important insight into topics such as:
* the development of professional football in Korea and Japan * the political and diplomatic significance of the first co-hosted World Cup * FIFA and the 'back stage' dealing behind the World Cup * football as a global culture...
The football World Cup is unquestionably the biggest sporting event in the world. This fascinating collection of papers examines the background to ...
The football World Cup is unquestionably the biggest sporting event in the world. This fascinating collection of papers examines the background to the 2002 World Cup Finals, held in Korea and Japan, and explores the event's profound social, cultural, political and economic significance.
The book offers important insight into topics such as:
* the development of professional football in Korea and Japan * the political and diplomatic significance of the first co-hosted World Cup * FIFA and the 'back stage' dealing behind the World Cup * football as a global culture...
The football World Cup is unquestionably the biggest sporting event in the world. This fascinating collection of papers examines the background to ...
This volume offers a distinctive and timely comparative analysis of the sociological, economic, and political significance of bids for, and the hosting of, sports mega-events throughout the world.
A collection by leading international scholars examining sports mega-events, such as the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup.
Analyses the sociological, economic, and political significance of bids for, and the hosting of, sports mega-events.
Explores the costs and benefits incurred by host cities.
Focuses on both advanced and...
This volume offers a distinctive and timely comparative analysis of the sociological, economic, and political significance of bids for, and the hostin...
