Sport and Society in Global France
Nations, Migrations, Corporations
Seiten
2021
Liverpool University Press (Verlag)
978-1-80085-591-5 (ISBN)
Liverpool University Press (Verlag)
978-1-80085-591-5 (ISBN)
This book provides new insights into the evolution of the global sporting spectacle over the last thirty years through an analysis of star athletes, emblematic organisations and key locations in French sport, highlighting how sport has influenced (and been implicated in) debates over nationhood, immigration, commemorative practice, and de-industrialisation.
From Zinedine Zidane to Michael Jordan and from Marie-José Pérec to Lance Armstrong, over the last thirty years, numerous individuals have emerged through the global sports industry to capture the imagination of the French public and become touchstones for the discussion of a host of social issues. This book provides new insights into the evolution of the global sporting spectacle through a study of star athletes, emblematic organisations, key locations, and celebrated moments in French sport from the mid-1980s to the present day. It draws on a wide range of sources, from film, television, advertising, newspapers, and popular music to cover key developments in sports including football, motorsport, basketball, and cycling. Sport here emerges as a privileged site for the discussion of the nature of contemporary nationhood, as well as for the performance of France’s postcolonial heritage. Simultaneously, sport provides a platform for the playing out of concerns over globalisation, and, in a time of post-industrial uncertainty, for nostalgic reminiscences of an apocryphal bygone era of social cohesion. The exploration of these themes leads to new understandings of the ways sport influences and is implicated in broader social and cultural concerns in France today.
From Zinedine Zidane to Michael Jordan and from Marie-José Pérec to Lance Armstrong, over the last thirty years, numerous individuals have emerged through the global sports industry to capture the imagination of the French public and become touchstones for the discussion of a host of social issues. This book provides new insights into the evolution of the global sporting spectacle through a study of star athletes, emblematic organisations, key locations, and celebrated moments in French sport from the mid-1980s to the present day. It draws on a wide range of sources, from film, television, advertising, newspapers, and popular music to cover key developments in sports including football, motorsport, basketball, and cycling. Sport here emerges as a privileged site for the discussion of the nature of contemporary nationhood, as well as for the performance of France’s postcolonial heritage. Simultaneously, sport provides a platform for the playing out of concerns over globalisation, and, in a time of post-industrial uncertainty, for nostalgic reminiscences of an apocryphal bygone era of social cohesion. The exploration of these themes leads to new understandings of the ways sport influences and is implicated in broader social and cultural concerns in France today.
Cathal Kilcline teaches French in the west of Ireland. Whilst researching this book, Cathal was supported by the Irish Research Council and the EU Commission (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions) through a CARA Postdoctoral Mobility Fellowship
Introduction
Chapter 1 – Monuments Men: Among the Afterlives of France ’98
Chapter 2 – Football’s Françafrique
Chapter 3 – Adventure capitalists: Paris-Dakar redux
Chapter 4 – American Dreams: Be Like Mike
Chapter 5 - Made in France: Nostalgia and (re)cycling
Chapter 6 – Plutocrats, Paranoia, Platoche : Qatar Sports Investment in Paris
Conclusion
Bibliography
| Erscheinungsdatum | 05.10.2021 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Studies in Modern and Contemporary France ; 2 |
| Zusatzinfo | 16 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Liverpool |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-80085-591-5 / 1800855915 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-80085-591-5 / 9781800855915 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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