Mega-events, city and power. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nelma Gusmão de Oliveira.
• Authors: Oliveira, Nelma Gusmão de
• Contents: Introduction Part 1 - The production of sports spectacle on a global scale 1. Preparing the field: a genealogy of the sports spectacle 2. The players on the field and their strategies 3. The rules of the game and the arbitration in force Part 2: The production of sports spectacle on a local scale 4. Two fields in convergence: the production of the city and the production of the sports spectacle 5. How to participate in the game: building a hegemonic project to host a mega-event 6. The Game has just begun: building a city of exception 7. Conclusion
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 796.0694; Hosting of sporting events -- Social aspects; Special events -- Social aspects; City planning; Power (Social sciences); Sociology, Urban
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429515842; 9780429512414; 9780429519277; 9780429242663
• Related ISBNs: 9780367196981
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