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" Power, politics and international events : "
edited by Udo Merkel.
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BL
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877438
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Power, politics and international events : : socio - cultural analyses of festivals and spectacles /\ edited by Udo Merkel.
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London ;New York :: Routledge,, 2014.
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Routledge advances in events research
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xii, 194 pages ;; 24 cm.
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0203104595
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: 0415624460
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: 1136250239
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: 9780203104590
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: 9780415624466
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: 9781136250231
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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pt. I. Introduction -- The critical, social-scientific study of international events: Power, politics and conflicts -- pt. II. Historical and developmental case studies -- Regional events and festivals in Europe: Revitalizing traditions and modernizing identities -- The historical roots of the Gymnaestrada: National gymnastics festivals in nineteenth-century -- World Expos and global power relations -- A short, selective history of the Gay Games: Conflicts, clashes and controversies -- pt. III. Contemporary case studies and ethnographies -- Global events and local conflicts: Who owns the streets of London? -- "A Day at the Races": Critical reflections of an insider -- Arts, acrobatics and athleticism in North Korea: Power, politics and propaganda -- The World Baseball Classic: The production and politics of a new global sports spectacle -- Politics as spectacle: U2's 360 tour (2009-2011).
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Although the event management field has grown considerably over the last decade, critical, social-scientific studies of the international events industry are rare. This book intends to help fill this void. It focuses on power, social and political relations, conflicts and controversies in the context of international events, popular festivals and famous spectacles. It draws on recent primary research and offers a diverse range of new and intriguing case studies, for example the Arirang Festival in North Korea, the Gay Games, the Gymnaestrada, horse-racing events, the London 2012 Olympics, regional and rural festivals, the World Baseball Classic, World Fairs/Expos and U2 concerts. The main aim of this volume is to bring the critical, social-scientific analysis of events, festivals and spectacles more into the core of the teaching of events management degree programmes. The book draws extensively upon the disciplines of politics, sociology, cultural studies and history.
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Popular culture-- Social aspects, Case studies.
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Popular culture-- Social aspects.
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Recreation-- Social aspects, Case studies.
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Recreation-- Social aspects.
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Special events-- Social aspects, Case studies.
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Special events-- Social aspects.
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Festival
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Großveranstaltung
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Kulturveranstaltung
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Massenkultur
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Politik
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Popular culture-- Social aspects.
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Recreation-- Social aspects.
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Sportveranstaltung
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| Dewey Classification
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394.2
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GT3405.P68 2014
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Merkel, Udo.
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