Entering the Global Arena : Emerging States, Soft Power Strategies and Sports Mega-Events /: Emerging States, Soft Power Strategies and Sports Mega-Events. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jonathan Grix, Paul Michael Brannagan, Donna Lee.
• Authors: Grix, Jonathan; Brannagan, Paul Michael; Lee, Donna
• Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Emerging States and the Shifting Balance of Global Power.- Chapter 3. Sports Mega-Events and the Concept of Soft Power.- Chapter 4. Brazil's Double Host Status.- Chapter 5. Russia's Unique Soft Power Strategy.- Chapter 6. China's Coming Out Party? The Beijing Olympics, 2008.- Chapter 7. South Africa and the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals.- Chapter 8. Qatar's Global Sports Strategy: Soft Power and the 2022 World Cup.- Chapter 9. Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Palgrave Pivot
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (117 pages)
• Subjects: Social sciences; Human Geography; Municipal government; Sociology, Urban; Political Science -- Public Policy -- City Planning & Urban Development; Social Science -- Human Geography; Social Science -- Sociology -- Urban; Regional government; Human geography; Sociology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811379529
• Related ISBNs: 9789811379512
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.