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Author:   J. Nauright ,  K. Schimmel
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9780333773864

ISBN 10:   0333773861
Pages:   219
Publication Date:   27 September 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Preface and Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Sport and International Political Economy: An Introduction; K.S.Schimmel PART I: TRANSNATIONAL ALLIANCES: MANUFACTURING, MERCHANDISING AND BRAND-NAME MARKETING IN THE SPORT INDUSTRY Playing an Aerial Game: the New Political Economy of Soccer; R.Giulianotti Recapturing Olympic Mystique: The Corporate Invasion of the Classroom; T.Magdalinski , K.S.Schimmel & T.J.L.Chandler PART II: ACTIVE MOMENTS: CAPITALIST PRODUCTION, CULTURAL CHANGE AND PATTERNS OF RESISTANCE Global Struggles, Local Impacts: Rugby League, Ruper Murdoch's 'Global Vision' and Cultural Identities; M.Falcous The Media Sport Cultural Complex: Football and Fan Resistance in Australia; M.G.Phillips , B.Hutchins & B.Stewart Paradoxes of Material Culture: The Political Economy of Surfing; D.Booth PART III: PLACE COMPETITION; SPORT MEGA-EVENTS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Selling Places: Hallmark Events and the Reimaging of Sydney and Toronto; C.M.Hall Public Policy, Sports Investments and Regional Development Initiatives in Modern Japan; W.Manzenreiter & J.Horne The 'Green' Games Sydney 2000 Played; G.Waitt Conclusion: The Political Economy of Sport in the Twenty-First Century; J.Nauright Index

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JOHN NAURIGHT is Professor of Sport Management and Director of the Graduate Program in Sport Management at Georgia Southern University, USA. He is author or editor of nine books including Sport, Cultures and Identities in South Africa; Making Men: Rugby and Masculine Identity; Making the Rugby World and The Essence of Sport. KIMBERLY S. SCHIMMEL is an Associate Professor at Kent State University and has published numerous articles and book chapters related to sport and urban political economy. She is a member of the Extended Board of the International Sociol

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