Format:
1 online resource (209 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781136250231
Series Statement:
Routledge Advances in Event Research Series
Content:
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. In the process, it addresses key themes such as: political economy politics of popular culture the global and the local regionalism and globalization nations and nationalism international relations and foreign policy. This groundbreaking collection of essays is unique and innovative. It will be an essential source for students, researchers and academics with a keen interest in critical, social-scientific analyses of events.
Content:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Part I: Introduction -- 1. The critical, social-scientific study of international events: power, politics and conflicts -- Contested mega events in 2012: from Bahrain to Baku, and Lviv to London -- Epistemological issues: recognizing the socio-historical and ideological context of international events -- International events as a platform for national and international politics -- Organizing and categorizing conflicts: levels and layers of contestation -- About this volume: cases, contents and conflicts -- Bibliography -- Part II: Historical and developmental case studies -- 2. Regional events and festivals in Europe: revitalizing traditions and modernizing identities -- The origins and historical development of local and regional festivals -- Globalism, nationalism and regionalism -- Regions, regionalism and regional identity -- Regional festivals: culture, place and landscape -- Catalonia: the region versus the state -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 3. The historical roots of the Gymnaestrada: national gymnastics festivals in nineteenth-century Europe -- The political situation in early nineteenth-century Europe -- The emergence and meaning of gymnastics movements in nineteenth-century Europe -- German Turnfeste (gymnastics festivals) as symbols and catalysts of the gymnastics movement and of nation building -- Mass gymnastics displays as physical expressions of belonging and national identity -- The growing internationalization of the national gymnastics festivals: paving the way for the World Gymnaestrada -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 4. World Expos and global power relations -- Imperialism and international exhibitions: 1851-early twentieth century.
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Additional Edition:
9780415624466
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe 9780415624466
Language:
English
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