Alan Tomlinson is Professor of Leisure Studies, Area Leader for Sport and Leisure Cultures, and Head of Chelsea School Research Centre at the University of Brighton. He is the author and editor of many books, including The Game's Up: Essays in the Cultural Analysis of Sport, Leisure, and Popular Culture. Christopher Young is University Lecturer at the University of Cambridge and Fellow and Director of Studies in Modern and Medieval Languages at Pembroke College. He is the coauthor (with Thomas Gloning) of A History of the German Language Through Texts.

"The primary strength of this book is its success in producing a coherent collection of academic disciplines without compromising complexity or depth of analysis … the extensive and complex synthesis of theory and evidence … across a broad range of case studies, makes for a fascinating read." — Sociology"Well conceptualized and constructed, the present title not only traces the historic roots of various events … but also offers sociocultural context for people, places, and events, thus allowing the reader to gain a full perspective of the multidimensional role and status of sports on the world’s stage." — CHOICE"Rather than focusing either on the Olympics or the men’s World Cup, as most scholarship does, this book draws both international sports events together and therefore presents a more powerful and comprehensive analysis of the relationship between sport and the globalization process." — Kimberly S. Schimmel, Kent State University

• Acknowledgments 1. Culture, Politics, and Spectacle in the Global Sports Event—An IntroductionAlan Tomlinson and Christopher Young 2. The Theory of Spectacle: Reviewing Olympic EthnographyJohn J. MacAloon 3. Italy, 1934: Football and FascismRobert S. C. Gordon and John London 4. Berlin, 1936: The Most Controversial OlympicsAllen Guttmann 5. England, 1966: Goal! The myth of the Golden AgeTony Mason 6. Mexico City, 1968: Sombreros and SkyscrapersClaire and Keith Brewster 7. Munich, 1972: Representing the NationChristopher Young 8. Argentina, 1978: Military Nationalism, Football, Essentialism, and Moral AmbivalenceEduardo P. Archetti 9. Moscow, 1980: Stalinism or Good, Clean Fun? Robert Edelman 10. Los Angeles, 1984 and 1932: Commercializing the American DreamAlan Tomlinson 11. Barcelona, 1992: Evaluating the Olympic LegacyChristopher Kennett and Miquel de Moragas 12. Sydney, 2000: Sociality and Spaciality in Global Media EventsDavid Rowe and Deborah Stevenson 13. Japan/Korea, 2002: Public Space and Popular CelebrationSoon-Hee Whang Index

Alan Tomlinson is Professor of Leisure Studies, Area Leader for Sport and Leisure Cultures, and Head of Chelsea School Research Centre at the University of Brighton. He is the author and editor of many books, including The Game's Up: Essays in the Cultural Analysis of Sport, Leisure, and Popular Culture. Christopher Young is University Lecturer at the University of Cambridge and Fellow and Director of Studies in Modern and Medieval Languages at Pembroke College. He is the coauthor (with Thomas Gloning) of A History of the German Language Through Texts.

"The primary strength of this book is its success in producing a coherent collection of academic disciplines without compromising complexity or depth of analysis … the extensive and complex synthesis of theory and evidence … across a broad range of case studies, makes for a fascinating read." — Sociology"Well conceptualized and constructed, the present title not only traces the historic roots of various events … but also offers sociocultural context for people, places, and events, thus allowing the reader to gain a full perspective of the multidimensional role and status of sports on the world’s stage." — CHOICE"Rather than focusing either on the Olympics or the men’s World Cup, as most scholarship does, this book draws both international sports events together and therefore presents a more powerful and comprehensive analysis of the relationship between sport and the globalization process." — Kimberly S. Schimmel, Kent State University

• Acknowledgments 1. Culture, Politics, and Spectacle in the Global Sports Event—An IntroductionAlan Tomlinson and Christopher Young 2. The Theory of Spectacle: Reviewing Olympic EthnographyJohn J. MacAloon 3. Italy, 1934: Football and FascismRobert S. C. Gordon and John London 4. Berlin, 1936: The Most Controversial OlympicsAllen Guttmann 5. England, 1966: Goal! The myth of the Golden AgeTony Mason 6. Mexico City, 1968: Sombreros and SkyscrapersClaire and Keith Brewster 7. Munich, 1972: Representing the NationChristopher Young 8. Argentina, 1978: Military Nationalism, Football, Essentialism, and Moral AmbivalenceEduardo P. Archetti 9. Moscow, 1980: Stalinism or Good, Clean Fun? Robert Edelman 10. Los Angeles, 1984 and 1932: Commercializing the American DreamAlan Tomlinson 11. Barcelona, 1992: Evaluating the Olympic LegacyChristopher Kennett and Miquel de Moragas 12. Sydney, 2000: Sociality and Spaciality in Global Media EventsDavid Rowe and Deborah Stevenson 13. Japan/Korea, 2002: Public Space and Popular CelebrationSoon-Hee Whang Index