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SPORTS MEGA-EVENTS
SOCIAL SCIENTIFIC ANALYSES OF A GLOBAL PHENOMENON |
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Prof. John Horne (Editor), Wolfram Manzenreiter (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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ISBN 10: |
1405152907 |
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9781405152907 |
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Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
Pub. date: |
8 September, 2006 |
Series: |
Sociological Review Monographs |
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208 |
Description: |
* A collection by leading international scholars examining sports mega-events, such as the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup. * Analyses the sociological, economic, and political significance of bids for, and the hosting of, sports mega-events. * Explores the costs and benefits incurred by host cities. |
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This volume offers a distinctive and timely comparative analysis of the sociological, economic, and political significance of bids for, and the hosting of, sports mega-events throughout the world. * A collection by leading international scholars examining sports mega-events, such as the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup. * Analyses the sociological, economic, and political significance of bids for, and the hosting of, sports mega-events. * Explores the costs and benefits incurred by host cities. * Focuses on both advanced and developing cities throughout Europe, Asia, North America, Australasia, and South Africa. |
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UK |
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Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) |
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