Event power : how global events manage and manipulate / Chris Rojek

By:

Rojek, Chris

Material type:

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : SAGE, 2013.Description: XIII, 202 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780857025173
0857025171
9780857025180
085702518X

Subject(s):

Special events -- Management

LOC classification:

GT 3405 .R64 2013

Contents:

Preface: The Goodwill NewsletterWhat Is Event Management?What Are the Main Types of Event?Why Is 'Moral Regulation' Relevant?How Is Event Cognition Formulated?How Are Global Events Organized?What Do Cyclical Events Do?Why Are We Drawn to Events?What Is Event Consciousness?What Do Single-Issue Events Do?Why Are Events So Emotional?What Is Event Appropriation?Do Global Events Have a Future?

Summary: A critical and controversial exploration of global events. Looking at examples such as the Olympic games and Live Aid, acclaimed sociologist Chris Rojek suggests that these kind of events are really about power, manipulation and social control.

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	Open Shelf	Albukhary International University LEVEL 2				GT 3405 .R64 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below))					Available			1100031878

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A critical and controversial exploration of global events. Looking at examples such as the Olympic games and Live Aid, acclaimed sociologist Chris Rojek suggests that these kind of events are really about power, manipulation and social control.

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