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The political economy of sport / edited by John Nauright and Kimberly S. Schimmel.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: International political economy series (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))Publisher: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005Description: xiv, 219 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0333773861
  • 9780333773864
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.483 22
LOC classification:
  • GV716 .P65 2005
Online resources:
Contents:
1. Sport and international political economy : an introduction -- Pt. I. Transnational alliances : manufacturing, merchandising and brand-name marketing in the sport industry -- 2. Playing an aerial game : the new political economy of soccer -- 3. Recapturing Olympic mystique : the corporate invasion of the classroom -- Pt. II. Active moments : capitalist production, cultural change and patterns of resistance -- 4. Global struggles, local impacts : rugby league, Rupert Murdoch's 'global vision' and cultural identities -- 5. The media sport cultural complex : football and fan resistance in Australia -- 6. Paradoxes of material culture : the political economy of surfing -- Pt. III. Place competition : sport mega-events and urban development -- 7. Selling places : hallmark events and the reimaging of Sydney and Toronto -- 8. Public policy, sports investments and regional development initiatives in Japan -- 9. The 'green' games Sydney 2000 played -- 10. Conclusion : the political economy of sport in the twenty-first century.
Summary: "Sport studies has become one of the largest and fastest growing international industries. This collection of essays from a range of international contributors analyzes all aspects of the political economy of this industry, including media sports production, urban growth politics, and capital accumulation and the economic effects of Olympism."--Publisher description.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 306.483 POL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A405566B
Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 306.483 POL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A405565B

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Sport and international political economy : an introduction -- Pt. I. Transnational alliances : manufacturing, merchandising and brand-name marketing in the sport industry -- 2. Playing an aerial game : the new political economy of soccer -- 3. Recapturing Olympic mystique : the corporate invasion of the classroom -- Pt. II. Active moments : capitalist production, cultural change and patterns of resistance -- 4. Global struggles, local impacts : rugby league, Rupert Murdoch's 'global vision' and cultural identities -- 5. The media sport cultural complex : football and fan resistance in Australia -- 6. Paradoxes of material culture : the political economy of surfing -- Pt. III. Place competition : sport mega-events and urban development -- 7. Selling places : hallmark events and the reimaging of Sydney and Toronto -- 8. Public policy, sports investments and regional development initiatives in Japan -- 9. The 'green' games Sydney 2000 played -- 10. Conclusion : the political economy of sport in the twenty-first century.

"Sport studies has become one of the largest and fastest growing international industries. This collection of essays from a range of international contributors analyzes all aspects of the political economy of this industry, including media sports production, urban growth politics, and capital accumulation and the economic effects of Olympism."--Publisher description.

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