World Cup as World History - Bowman, William D

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Résumé :
The World Cup as World History uses football's premier event to analyze modern sports and world history. William D. Bowman traces the history of a tournament that has become a global phenomenon that generates intense political, economic, and cultural interest and profound discussions about racial, ethnic, and gender identity in the contemporary era. By focusing on the World Cup, the book keeps a tight thematic focus that allows for an integrated discussion of the core issues of globalization, money and finance, sport as spectacle, race and gender, and contemporary politics....

Biographie:
William D. Bowman is the Johnson Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities and professor of history at Gettysburg College. His books include Imperialism in the Modern World and Priest and Parish in Vienna, 1780 to 1880. At Gettysburg College, he teaches courses on modern European and world history as well as the history of sports....

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Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 The Origins of Modern Football and the First World Cup

Kicking Games around the World

The Creation of Modern Football

Football's Spread to South America

Football's Spread to Africa and Asia

Football in Canada, Australia, and South Africa

Football in the United States

The First World Cup: Uruguay 1930

Documents and Artifacts Related to the Origins and Development of Football

Suggestions for Further Reading and Research

Notes

2 The Politics of the World Cup

Jules Rimet, Stanley Rous, and the First Several Decades of FIFA

The Havelange and Blatter Revolutions and the Further History of FIFA

The Politics of Individual World Cups: The 1930s

The World Cup in the Post-Second World War Era: 1945-1970s

The Politics of Recent World Cups

Conclusion

Documents and Artifacts Related to the Politics of the World Cup

Suggestions for Further Reading and Research

Notes

3 The Economics of the World Cup

World Cup Attendance

The Havelange Economic Revolution

Bidding, Staging, Qualifying, and the World Cup Draw

The Television Revolution

Advertising

Players' Salaries and Bonuses

Conclusion

Documents and Artifacts Related to the Economics of the World Cup

Suggestions for Further Reading and Research

Notes

4 The World Cup and Gender, Race, and Ethnicity

Women, Gender, and Football

Women and Football before the FIFA World Cup

Women's World Cup: 1991-Present

Race and Ethnic Identity

Conclusion

Documents and Artifacts Related to Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and the World Cup

Suggestions for Further Reading and Research

Notes

5 Football as a Spectacle

Arenas and Crowds

World Cup Stars as Sporting Icons

Women Icons of Football

Conclusion

Documents and Artifacts Related to the Spectacle of the World Cup

Suggestions for Further Reading and Research

Notes

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index