Crowds: The Stadium as a Ritual of Intensity

by Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht

Anyone who has ever experienced a sporting event in a large stadium knows the energy that emanates from stands full of fans cheering on their teams. Although "the masses" have long held a thoroughly bad reputation in politics and culture, literary critic and avid sports fan Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht finds powerful, as yet unexplored reasons to sing the praises of crowds. Drawing on his experiences as a spectator in the stadiums of South America, Germany,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503628833
• ISBN13: 9781503628830
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Stanford Briefs
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 7.9"