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

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London : SAGE, 2013.Description: XIII, 202 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780857025173
  • 0857025171
  • 9780857025180
  • 085702518X
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GTĀ  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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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?

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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