Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 1. Culture, Politics, and Spectacle in the Global Sports Event--An Introduction Alan Tomlinson and Christopher Young 2. The Theory of Spectacle: Reviewing Olympic Ethnography John J. MacAloon 3. Italy, 1934: Football and Fascism Robert S. C. Gordon and John London 4. Berlin, 1936: The Most Controversial Olympics Allen Guttmann 5. England, 1966: Goal! The myth of the Golden Age Tony Mason 6. Mexico City, 1968: Sombreros and Skyscrapers Claire and Keith Brewster 7. Munich, 1972: Representing the Nation Christopher Young 8. Argentina, 1978: Military Nationalism, Football, Essentialism, and Moral Ambivalence Eduardo P. Archetti 9. Moscow, 1980: Stalinism or Good, Clean Fun? Robert Edelman 10. Los Angeles, 1984 and 1932: Commercializing the American Dream Alan Tomlinson 11. Barcelona, 1992: Evaluating the Olympic Legacy Christopher Kennett and Miquel de Moragas 12. Sydney, 2000: Sociality and Spaciality in Global Media Events David Rowe and Deborah Stevenson 13. Japan/Korea, 2002: Public Space and Popular Celebration Soon-Hee Whang Index

About the Author

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.