Olympic Ceremonialism and The Performance of National Character: From London 2012 to Rio 2016

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Synopsis
This book examines the London 2012 opening and closing ceremonies and the handover to Rio 2016 as articulations of national and cosmopolitan belonging. The ceremonial performances supported imaginative travel and created a tornadoros: an ideal form of 'human' that manipulates audiovisual narratives of culture and identity for global audiences.
Copyright:
2013

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781137336330
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan
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Copyrighted By:
Springer
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Sports, Social Studies
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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