UID:
almahu_9949386527902882
Format:
1 online resource (xv, 192 pages):
,
illustrations (black and white).
ISBN:
9780429515842
,
0429515847
,
9780429512414
,
0429512414
,
9780429242663
,
0429242662
,
9780429519277
,
0429519273
Series Statement:
Routledge critical studies in urbanism and the city
Content:
This book examines the power relations that emerge from the convergence of the universe in which the sporting spectacle is produced and the universe in which a city is produced. It adopts Bourdieu's concept of field to explore the interests and disputes involved in the production of sports mega-events across different times and spaces and the role of host cities in these processes. It aims to identify the bases that give these spectacles the power to produce disruptions in the social fabric of the host cities and countries, and to enable the production of authoritarian forms of exercising power. By observing the historical constitution of the field of production of sport spectacle as an autonomous field, this book explores how sport mega-events create both an arena and a context for radical expressions of authoritarianism of neoliberal planning models. It will be of interest to students, scholars and professionals in architecture and urban studies, urban planning, municipal governance, sport and leisure studies, and those interested in the relationship between State and capital in the production of urban space.
Note:
Introduction -- Part 1. The production of sports spectacle on a global scale -- 1. Laying the field: a genealogy of the sports spectacle 2. The players and their strategies 3. The rules of the game -- Part 2. The production of sports spectacle on a local scale -- 4. Two converging fields: the production of the city and the production of the sports spectacle -- 5. The host of the game: playing to win -- 6. Force-of-law: institutional ruptures and realignments linked to the production of sport spectacle.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780367196981
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
;
Electronic books.
;
History.
DOI:
10.4324/9780429242663
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429242663
