Mega Events in Post-Soviet Eurasia: Shifting Borderlines of Inclusion and Exclusion
Andrey Makarychev (Ed.)
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Hardback. Editor(s): Makarychev, Andrey; Yatsyk, Alexandra. Series: Mega Event Planning. Num Pages: 241 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1H; JHBS; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
The edited volume explains why sport mega events can be discussed from the viewpoint of politics and power, and what this discussion can add to the existing scholarship on political regimes, international norms, national identities, and cultural narratives. The book collects case studies written by insiders from different countries of post-Soviet Eurasia that have recently hosted- or intend to host in the future -sporting events of a global scale. Contributing authors discuss cultural, political, and economic strategies of host governments, examining them from the vantage point of an increasing shift of the global sport industry to non-Western countries. Mega-events ... Read more
The edited volume explains why sport mega events can be discussed from the viewpoint of politics and power, and what this discussion can add to the existing scholarship on political regimes, international norms, national identities, and cultural narratives. The book collects case studies written by insiders from different countries of post-Soviet Eurasia that have recently hosted- or intend to host in the future -sporting events of a global scale. Contributing authors discuss cultural, political, and economic strategies of host governments, examining them from the vantage point of an increasing shift of the global sport industry to non-Western countries. Mega-events ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Mega Event Planning
Number of Pages
229
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137490940
SKU
V9781137490940
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99-15
About Andrey Makarychev (Ed.)
Andrey Makarychev is Professor of Politics and Governance at the University of Tartu, Estonia. He has published on a variety of topics related to Russian foreign policy, including a co-edited volume titled Russia's Changing Economic and Political Regimes (2013), Russia and the EU in a Multipolar World (2014), and a contributing chapter in Russia's Foreign Policy (2015). He has ... Read more
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