Cover; Contents; List of images; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Monuments Men: Among the Afterlives of France '98; 2. Football's Françafrique; 3. Adventure Capitalists: Paris-Dakar Redux; 4. American Dreams: Be Like Mine; 5. Made in France: Nostalgia and (Re)cycling; 6. Plutocrats, Paranoia, Platoche: Qatar Sports Investment in Paris; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
Summary
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
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, Febrary 20, 2019)
