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BL
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719305
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b538996
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by Hans Erik Naess.
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| Title & Author
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A Sociology of the World Rally Championship : : History, Identity, Memories and Place\ by Hans Erik Naess.
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| Publication Statement
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London: Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
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(271 p.)
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| ISBN
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1137405449
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: 1349487716
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: 9781137405449
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: 9781349487714
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| Notes
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Description based upon print version of record.
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| Contents
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: The Paradox of Commercialism; 2 The Promotional Context; 3 Imagining the Story; 4 The Sense of Place in Rallying; 5 The Spectator Culture of Rallying; 6 The Legacy of WRC Cars; 7 Heroes behind the Wheel; 8 The WRC's Promotional Value; Notes; References; Index.
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| Abstract
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Drawing upon interviews with key people in the World Rally Championship as well as trans-local ethnographic research, this book explores questions of commerciality and sporting identity, tackling the sport's controversial handling of the shift into 'the commercial age'. It is essential reading on combining sporting heritage and commercial progress.
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Automobile racing -- Economic aspects.
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Automobile racing -- Sociological aspects.
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Automobile rallies.
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| LC Classification
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GV1029.B943 2014
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Hans Erik Nµss
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Hans Erik Naess
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