The Hard Edge of Soft Power : Mega-Events, Geopolitics, and Making Nations Great Again / Sven Daniel Wolfe.
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Computer fileLanguage: English Series: Mega Event Planning Series | Mega Event Planning SeriesPublisher: Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, 2025Copyright date: 2025Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (178 pages)Content type: - text
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UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات Online Copy | نسخة إلكترونية | Link to resource | Not for loan |
Cover -- Front Matter -- Introduction: Rationales and Foundational Concepts -- Geopolitics and International Sporting Events in the UK -- South Africa’s World Cup -- Australian Mega-Events -- Qatar’s Aspirations to Host Mega-Events -- Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremonies -- Mega-Event Security and the Far-Right in Brazil -- Eastern European Mega-Event Decade -- Salt Lake City Olympics and the Invasion of Iraq -- Conclusion: After the Spotlight.
This open access book explores how mega-events intersect with geopolitics and soft power, revealing both the spectacle and the underlying socio-political tensions. Through global case studies—from South Africa to Qatar, Brazil to Beijing—it examines how nations use events to project unity and greatness, while often masking local struggles. The volume offers a transdisciplinary lens on the political implications of hosting mega-events and their impact on host populations.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2025. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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