Mega-Events and Social Change: Spectacle, Legacy and Public Culture

by Maurice Roche

Book Overview

The spectacle of major cultural and sporting events can preoccupy modern societies. This book is concerned with contemporary mega-events, like the Olympics and Expos. Using a sociological perspective Roche argues that mega-events reflect the major social changes which now influence our societies, particularly in the West, and that these amount to a new 'second phase' of the modernization process. Changes are particularly visible in the media, urban...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526133873
• ISBN13: 9781526133878
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"