Sport and leisure cultures / Alan Tomlinson.
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TextSeries: Sport and culture series ; v. 6.Publisher: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2005Description: xxi, 273 pISBN: - 0816633827 (hc : alk. paper)
- 0816633835 (pb : alk. paper)
- 306.48 22
- GV706.5 .T654 2005
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : analyzing sport and leisure cultures -- 1. Magnificent trivia : Olympic spectacle, opening ceremonies, and some paradoxes of globalization -- 2. Sport, politics, and identities : comparative sport cultures -- 3. FIFA and the Men's World Cup : the expansion of the global football family -- 4. Sport, cultural diversity, and national identity : the Swiss case -- 5. Stateside football : the Men's World Cup USA 1994 and its legacy -- 6. Eastern promise? : football in the societies and cultures of the Middle and Far East -- 7. Patterns of consumption in sport and leisure cultures : urban space and suburban fears -- 8. The politics of men's leisure : northern English working-class culture in the 1930s -- 9. Continuities and change in male working-class leisure : the case of Knur and Spell -- Conclusion : observations and research directions.
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