Tomlinson, Alan. <br/><br/>
Sport and leisure cultures / 
Alan Tomlinson. 
 - xxi, 273 p. 
 - Sport and culture series;  v. 6 .
 - Sport and culture series ;  v. 6. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Introduction : analyzing sport and leisure cultures --  Magnificent trivia : Olympic spectacle, opening ceremonies, and some paradoxes of globalization --  Sport, politics, and identities : comparative sport cultures --  FIFA and the Men's World Cup : the expansion of the global football family --  Sport, cultural diversity, and national identity : the Swiss case --  Stateside football : the Men's World Cup USA 1994 and its legacy --  Eastern promise? : football in the societies and cultures of the Middle and Far East --  Patterns of consumption in sport and leisure cultures : urban space and suburban fears --  The politics of men's leisure : northern English working-class culture in the 1930s --  Continuities and change in male working-class leisure : the case of Knur and Spell --  Conclusion : observations and research directions.  1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6.  7.  8.  9. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0816633827 (hc : alk. paper) 0816633835 (pb : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>VK788322 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004026828 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sports--Sociological aspects<br/>Leisure--Sociological aspects<br/>Sports and globalization
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GV706.5  / .T654 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.48