Bøger af Maurice Roche

Contemporary mega-events like Olympics and Expos, together with the organisations which control them, can be risky and controversial projects. This book interprets how they reflect, mark and influence, deeper social changes in the media, cities and global geopolitics. -- .

Compact is the story of a blind man living in a city of his own imagining. Confined to his deathbed, he engages in mental walks through the world's capitals. Composed of six intertwining narratives, Compact has lost none of its remarkable freshness or groundbreaking innovation since its first appearance in 1966.

Timely and engaging, this is the first book to really map out and develop the emerging field of the sociology of Europe.

Explores the social history and politics of 'mega-events' from the late 19th century to the present. Case studies: 1936 Berlin Olympics, 1992 Barcelona Olympics, 1851 Crystal Palace Expo. A thoroughly new and ground-breaking analysis.