The book explores the evolution and multifaceted impact of this distinctive event. It constitutes essential reading for scholars, students, NGO executives, and members of the public interested in event management, sports studies, and Hong Kong cultu...Loe edasi...
Events and Politics offer students a cutting-edge, intellectually stimulating, and accessible exploration of the deeply intertwined relationship between major events and political power....Loe edasi...
Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, The Paralympic Games Explained is the leading introduction to the Paralympic Games, one of the largest multi-sport mega-events in the world. The book explores every key aspect of the Games, from the...Loe edasi...
This book examines the significance of the Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics. Drawing on research including media analysis, interviews and official documents, and considering host cities and nations, legacies, and history, the book examines the viab...Loe edasi...
This book examines the importance of California - a socio-cultural, economic and political powerhouse - in the history of modern sport. It argues that California has had a profound influence, for better or worse, on the way that not only America but...Loe edasi...
This is the first book to present a critical analysis of the concept of the European Model of Sport (EMS). The EMS concept is widely used by policy makers at national and EU level, and by some sports organisations, yet it has never been comprehensiv...Loe edasi...
This is the first book to unpack the history and significance of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the frontispiece of the most watched event on Earth....Loe edasi...
This book explores the relationship between sports law, the Olympic Movement and human rights. Examining the historical legal roots of contemporary Olympic law, including the ancient history of the Olympic Games and the legacy of Pierre de Coubertin...Loe edasi...
This provocative book makes the case for the complete removal of national symbolism in the Olympic Games. Focusing on the case of national flags at the Olympic Games, it explores the history of national symbols at the Olympics and asks what this iss...Loe edasi...
This book recounts the successful efforts of grassroots organization No Games Chicago to stop the 2016 Summer Olympics in a case study of local activism with international reach. Its strategies provide alternatives to tourism-centric megaprojects, a...Loe edasi...
The first edition of Olympic Cities, published in 2007, provided a pioneering overview of the changing relationship between cities and the modern Olympic Games. This substantially revised and much enlarged fourth edition builds on the success of its...Loe edasi...
Chu explores the significance of the Summer Olympic medal haul for relations between Beijing and Taipei, and between Beijing and Hong Kong. Chu asks what significance these victories had for each of the three governments as well as for the relations...Loe edasi...
Olympic Laws: Culture, Values, Tensions is the first book to analyse fully the Olympic legal framework and its application to the IOC and the Olympic Games through a socio-legal lens. It opens up a new window into understanding the Olympic Games, ac...Loe edasi...
An analysis both of contemporary Tokyo and the contemporary Olympic games, emphasising the role of late-stage capitalism and political economy in shaping both. A valuable resource for scholars both of contemporary Japan and of the Olympics and other...Loe edasi...
This innovative study examines the Olympic programme from a critical feminist perspective, to shed new light on the issues of gender and inclusion at the Olympic Games and in the Olympic Movement....Loe edasi...
This is the first book to focus on race, sport, protest, and the Black Atlantic. It brings together innovative scholarship on African, African-American, Afro-European, Afro-Brazilian, and Afro-Caribbean sports in a manner that speaks effectively to...Loe edasi...
This book examines the initial impact of the coronavirus pandemic on global sport and the varying consequences of the sport shutdown on all levels of society. It also considers the way out for stakeholders and how they can attempt to get back to whe...Loe edasi...
This handbook offers an important and timely contribution to the interdisciplinary field of Olympic Studies. It provides a complete analysis of current and future economic, commercial, socio-political, cultural and governance challenges facing both...Loe edasi...
Written in an easily accessible style and format, it provides an in-depth critical analysis into the International Olympic Committee (IOC)s franchise model and offers an alternative vision for future Games. This book is an important contribution to...Loe edasi...
