National Identity And Global Sports Events: Culture, Politics, And Spectacle in the Olympics And the Football World Cup (Suny Series on Sport, ... on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations)

"National Identity and Global Sports Events looks at the significance of international sporting events and why they generate enormous audiences worldwide. Focusing on the Olympic Games and the men's football (soccer) World Cup, the contributors examine the political, cultural, economic, and ideological influences that frame these events. Selected case studies include the 1936 Nazi Olympics in Berlin, the 1934 World Cup Finals in Italy, the unique case of the 1972 Munich Games, the transformative 1984 Games in Los Angeles, and the 2002 Asian World Cup Finals, among others. The case studies show how the Olympics and the World Cup Finals provide a basis for the articulation of entrenched and dominant political ideologies, encourage persisting senses of national identity, and act as barometers for the changing ideological climate of the modern and increasingly globalized contemporary world. Through rigorous scholarly analyses, the book's contributors help to illuminate the increasing significance of large-scale sporting events on the international stage."--BOOK JACKET National Identity and Global Sports Events......Page 2 Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 8 1. Culture, Politics, and Spectacle in the Global Sports Event—An Introduction by Alan Tomlinson and Christopher Young......Page 10 2. The Theory of Spectacle: Reviewing Olympic Ethnography by John J. MacAloon......Page 24 3. Italy 1934: Football and Fascism by Robert S. C. Gordon and John London......Page 50 4. Berlin 1936: The Most Controversial Olympics by Allen Guttmann......Page 74 5. England 1966: Traditional and Modern? by Tony Mason......Page 92 6. Mexico City 1968: Sombreros and Skyscrapers by Claire and Keith Brewster......Page 108 7. Munich 1972: Re-presenting the Nation by Christopher Young......Page 126 8. Argentina 1978: Military Nationalism, Football Essentialism, and Moral Ambivalence by Eduardo P. Archetti......Page 142 9. Moscow 1980: Stalinism or Good, Clean Fun? by Robert Edelman......Page 158 10. Los Angeles 1984 and 1932: Commercializing the American Dream by Alan Tomlinson......Page 172 11. Barcelona 1992: Evaluating the Olympic Legacy by Christopher Kennett and Miquel de Moragas......Page 186 12. Sydney 2000: Sociality and Spatiality in Global Media Events by David Rowe and Deborah Stevenson......Page 206 13. Korea and Japan 2002: Public Space and Popular Celebration by Soon-Hee Whang......Page 224 Contributors......Page 242 B......Page 246 D......Page 247 G......Page 248 M......Page 249 O......Page 250 S......Page 251 T......Page 252 Z......Page 253 Books in Series......Page 255 Culture, politics and spectacle in the global sports event : an introduction / Alan Tomlinson and Christopher Young The theory of spectacle : reviewing Olympic ethnography / John J. MacAloon Italy 1934 : football and fascism / Robert S.C. Gordon and John London Berlin 1936 : the most controversial Olympics / Allen Guttmann England 1966, Goal! : the myth of the golden age / Tony Mason Mexico city 1968 : sombreros and skyscrapers / Keith and Claire Brewster Munich 1972 : re-presenting the nation / Christopher Young Argentina 1978 : military nationalism, football essentialism, and moral ambivalence / Eduardo Archetti Moscow 1980 : Stalinism or good clean fun? / Robert Edelman Los Angeles 1984 and 1932 : commercialising the American dream / Alan Tomlinson Barcelona 1992 : evaluating the Olympic legacy / Miquel de Moragas and Christopher Kennett Sydney 2000 : sociality and spaciality in global media events / Deborah Stevenson and David Rowe Japan/Korea 2002 : public space and popular celebration.