Explains why cities dig deep in their pockets to host the Olympics and countries breed teams for success on the world soccer stage.

This book provides a broad range of international case-studies to examine how sport has helped to shape national identities, and how national cultures have shap

Explores the relationship between sport and national identities within the context of globalization in the modern era.

In this impressive book, Barbara Keys offers the first major study of the political and cultural ramifications of international sports competitions in the decad

This innovative and timely volume moves beyond existing operational and pragmatic approaches to events studies by exploring sports events as social, cultural, p