Sport, Politics and Society in the Arab World (Global Culture and Sport Series)

The example of the IOC and FIFA 1.2 Major international events that took place in the Arab region 1.3 Current and future projects in sports infrastructures in the region 1.4 Best Arab performances in the recent Summer Olympic Games 2.1 Sport and national identity: The developing role of sport in Algerian society 3.1 List of current Arab satellite sports TV channels 4.1 Sport infrastructures in Tunisia 4.2 Sport infrastructures in Morocco 5.1 The "battle" between airline companies in the Gulf region over the sponsoring of sports 5.2 Business partners of the 2006 Doha Asian Games 6. This book explores the significance of sport in the understanding of past and current societal dynamics in the Arab world. It examines sport in relation to cultural, political and economic changes in the Arab World, including nation-state building, the formation of national identity and international relations in post-colonial context. This book sets out a new critical perspective on our understanding of the society and history of the Arab World through the study of sport - an area rarely referred to in literature on the region. The book examines sport in relation to cultural, political and economic changes, including nation-state building, the formation of national identity and international relations in post-colonial context. It also analyzes the commercialization of sport and the growth of sport media broadcasting in the Arab World. The author explores how sport in the Arab World has been the site of political agitation and social contestation, arguing that the sports arena can still offer the possibility of Arab nations to compete at international level and the Arab people a chance to claim some symbolic victory against their hard socio-economic and political realities This book€sets out a new critical perspective on our understanding of the society and history of the Arab World through the study of sport - an area rarely referred to in literature on the region.€The book€examines sport in relation to cultural, political and economic changes, including nation-state building, the formation of national identity and international relations in post-colonial context. It also analyzes the€commercialization of sport and the growth of sport media broadcasting in the Arab World. The author explores how sport in the Arab World has been the site of political agitation and social contestation, arguing that the sports arena can still offer the possibility of Arab nations to compete at international level and the Arab people a chance to claim some symbolic victory against their hard socio-economic and political realities. € € Front Matter....Pages i-ix Introduction....Pages 1-13 Sport and Development, or Development through Sport in the Arab World....Pages 14-34 Football in Post-Colonial and “Post-Conflict” Algeria....Pages 35-54 The Growth and Challenges of the Sport Broadcasting Market in the Arab World....Pages 55-71 Sport Policies and Politics in North Africa....Pages 72-93 The Business of Sport in the Arabian Peninsula....Pages 94-114 The Arab World in the Global Sporting Arena: An Islamic Perspective....Pages 115-132 General Conclusion and the Way Forward for Research on Sport in the Arab World....Pages 133-163 Back Matter....Pages 164-192