Alan Tomlinson

Sport and the Transformation of Modern Europe: States, media and markets 1950-2010 - CRESC Alan Tomlinson 1st edition

Brief Description: "In the modern era sport has been an important agent, and symptom, of the political, cultural and commercial pressures for convergence and globalisation. In this fascinating, inter-disciplinary study, leading international scholars explore the making of modern sport in Europe, illuminating sport and its cultural and economic impacts in the context of the supra-state formations and global markets that have re-shaped national and trans-national cultures in the later twentieth century. The book focuses on the emergence and expansion of media markets; high-performance sport's transformation by, and effects upon, Cold War dynamics and relations, and the implications of the Treaty of Rome for an emerging European identity in sport as in other areas (for example, the creation of soccer's governing body in Europe, UEFA, and its club and international competitions). It traces the connections between the forces of ideological division, economic growth, leisure consumption, European integration and the development of European sport, and examines the role of sport in the changing relationship between Europe and the US. Illuminating a key moment in global cultural history, this book is important reading for any student or scholar working in international studies, modern history or sport"--Table of Contents: Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Sport in Europe 1950-2010: transformation and trends / Richard Holt, Alan Tomlinson, Christopher Young -- 1. Soviet physical culture and sport: a European legacy? / Nikolaus Katzer -- 2. East beats West: ice hockey and the Cold War / John Soares -- 3. Communism, youth and sport: the 1973 World Youth Festival in East Berlin / Kay Schiller -- 4. Resurrecting the nation: the evolution of French sports policy from de Gaulle to Mitterand / Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff -- 5. Bikila's aria: the 1960 Rome Olympics / Simon Martin -- 6. Sport on Soviet television / Robert Edelman -- 7. Jeux avec FrontiEres: television markets and European sport / Stefan Szymanski -- 8. Football and media in Europe: a new sport paradigm for the global era / Miquel De Moragas, Chris Kennett, Xavier Ginesta -- 9. Hosting the Olympic Games: from promoting the nation to nation-branding / Roy Panagiotopoulou -- 10. Regulatory regimes in European sport / Anthony King -- 11. The Europeanization of football: Germany and Austria compared / Arne Niemann, Alexander Brand, Georg Spitaler -- 12. Why are the European and American sports worlds so different? Path dependence in European and American sports history / Maarten Van Bottenburg -- Afterword / Toby Miller -- Index. Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; In the modern era sport has been an important agent, and symptom, of the political, cultural and commercial pressures for convergence and globalisation. In this fascinating, inter-disciplinary study, leading international scholars explore the making of modern sport in Europe, illuminating sport and its cultural and economic impacts in the context of the supra-state formations and global markets that have re-shaped national and trans-national cultures in the later twentieth century. The book focuses on the emergence and expansion of media markets;high-performance sport's transformation by, and effects upon, Cold War dynamics and relations, and the implications of the Treaty of Rome for an emerging European identity in sport as in other areas (for example, the creation of soccer's governing body in Europe, UEFA, and its club and international competitions). It traces the connections between the forces of ideological division, economic growth, leisure consumption, European integration and the development of European sport, and examines the role of sport in the changing relationship between Europe and the US. Illuminating a key moment in global cultural history, this book is important reading for any student or scholar working in international studies, modern history or sport--Provided by publisher. Publisher Marketing: In the modern era, sport has been an important agent, and symptom, of the political, cultural and commercial pressures for convergence and globalization. In this fascinating, inter-disciplinary study, leading international scholars explore the making of modern sport in Europe, illuminating sport and its cultural and economic impacts in the context of the supra-state formations and global markets that have re-shaped national and trans-national cultures in the later twentieth century. The book focuses on the emergence and expansion of media markets, high-performance sport's transformation by, and effects upon, Cold War dynamics and relations, and the implications of the Treaty of Rome for an emerging European identity in sport as in other areas (for example, the influence of soccer's governing body in Europe, UEFA, and its club and international competitions). It traces the connections between the forces of ideological division, economic growth, leisure consumption, European integration and the development of European sport, and examines the role of sport in the changing relationship between Europe and the US. Illuminating a key moment in global cultural history, this book is important reading for any student or scholar working in international studies, modern history or sport.

Contributor Bio:  Tomlinson, Alan Alan Tomlinson is Professor of Leisure Studies and Director of Research in the Research & Graduate College of Sport, Chelsea School, University of Brighton, UK. He is the author of "Sport and Leisure Cultures" and "A Dictionary of Sports Studies". Contributor Bio:  Young, Christopher Christopher Young is University Lecturer at the University of Cambridge and Fellow and Director of Studies in Modern and Medieval Languages at Pembroke College. Contributor Bio:  Holt, Richard RICHARD HOLT is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Northern Illinois University.