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Book SynopsisA sweeping analysis of sport culture's global, national, and local impact.
Table of ContentsContents AcknowledgementsIntroduction: Analyzing Sport and Leisure Cultures Part I: Global Themes1. Magnificent Trivia: Olympic Spectacle, Opening Ceremonies, and Some Paradoxes of Globalization2. Sport, Politics, and Identities: Comparative Sports Cultures3. FIFA and the Men's World Cup: The Expansion of the Global Football Family Part II: National Studies4. Sport, Cultural Diversity, and National Identity: The Swiss Case5. Stateside Football: The Men's World Cup USA '94 and Its Legacy6. Eastern Promise?: Football in the Societies and Cultures of the Middle and Far East Part III: Local Cultures7. Patterns of Consumption in Sport and Leisure Cultures: Urban Space and Suburban Fears8. The Politics of Men's Leisure: Northern English Working-Class Culture in the 1930s9. Continuities and Change in Male Working-Class Leisure: The Case of Knur-and-Spell Conclusion: Observations and Research DirectionsNotesBibliographyIndex
