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..
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.