Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Culture, Politics, and Spectacle in the Global Sports Event—An Introduction 1
5. The Theory of Spectacle 15
6. Italy 1934 41
7. Berlin 1936 65
8. England 1966 83
9. Mexico City 1968 99
10. Munich 1972 117
11. Argentina 1978 133
12. Moscow 1980 149
13. Los Angeles 1984 and 1932 163
14. Barcelona 1992 177
15. Sydney 2000 197
16. Korea and Japan 2002 215
17. Contributors 233
18. Index 237
19. SUNY series on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations 246