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The Political Economy of Sport

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  • © 2005

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Editors:
  1. John Nauright

    1. Georgia Southern University, USA

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  2. Kimberly S. Schimmel

    1. Kent State University, USA

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Part of the book series: International Political Economy Series (IPES)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Sport and International Political Economy: An Introduction

    1. Sport and International Political Economy: An Introduction

      • Kimberly S. Schimmel
      Pages 1-15

  3. Transnational Alliances: Manufacturing, Merchandising and Brand-Name Marketing in the Sport Industry

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Playing an Aerial Game: The New Political Economy of Soccer

      • Richard Giulianotti
      Pages 19-37

    3. Recapturing Olympic Mystique: The Corporate Invasion of the Classroom

      • Tara Magdalinski, Kimberly S. Schimmel, Timothy J. L. Chandler
      Pages 38-54

  4. Active Moments: Capitalist Production, Cultural Change and Patterns of Resistance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
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    2. Global Struggles, Local Impacts: Rugby League, Rupert Murdoch’s ‘Global Vision’ and Cultural Identities

      • Mark Falcous
      Pages 57-84

    3. The Media Sport Cultural Complex: Football and Fan Resistance in Australia

      • Murray G. Phillips, Brett Hutchins, Bob Stewart
      Pages 85-103

    4. Paradoxes of Material Culture: The Political Economy of Surfing

      • Douglas Booth
      Pages 104-125

  5. Place Competition: Sport Mega-Events and Urban Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
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    2. Selling Places: Hallmark Events and the Reimaging of Sydney and Toronto

      • C. Michael Hall
      Pages 129-151

    3. Public Policy, Sports Investments and Regional Development Initiatives in Japan

      • Wolfram Manzenreiter, John Horne
      Pages 152-182

    4. The ‘Green’ Games Sydney 2000 Played

      • Gordon Waitt
      Pages 183-207

    5. Conclusion: The Political Economy of Sport in the Twenty-first Century

      • John Nauright
      Pages 208-214

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 215-219
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About this book

Sport studies has become one of the largest and fastest growing international industries. This collection of essays from a range of international contributors analyzes all aspects of the political economy of this industry, including media sports production, urban growth politics and capital accumulation and the economic effects of Olympism.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Georgia Southern University, USA

    John Nauright

  • Kent State University, USA

    Kimberly S. Schimmel

About the editors

DOUGLAS BOOTH Professor of Sport and Leisure Studies, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand TIMOTHY CHANDLER Professor of Sport Studies in the School of Exercise, Leisure and Sport and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies in the College of Fine and Professional Arts, Kent State University, Ohio, USA MARK FALCOUS Lecturer in Sport and Leisure Studies, School of Physical Education at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand RICHARD GIULIANOTTI Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Aberdeen, UK C. MICHAEL HALL Professor in the Department of Tourism, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand JOHN HORNE Senior Lecturer, Scottish Centre for Physical Education, Sport and Leisure Studies, University of Edinburgh, UK BRETT HUTCHINS Teaches Sociology and Media Studies at the University of Tasmania, Australia TARA MAGDALINSKI Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia WOLFRAM MANZENREITER Teaches Modern Japanese Society at the Institute of East Asian Studies, University of Vienna, Austria MURRAY PHILLIPS Teaches Sport Studies, School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, Australia BOB STEWART Associate Professor of Sport Management, Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia GORDON WAITT Teaches Geography in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong, Australia

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