This strikingly original book examines how sport and ideas of physicality have shaped the
politics and culture of modern Laos. Viewing the country's extraordinary transitions—from …

Sport through its forms of expression and organization, through quantitative and qualitative
features of the participants and spectators, through the fact that it is an inseparable part of …

Purpose Building upon the framework of glocalization, the purpose of this paper is to
summarize the development of National Basketball Association (NBA) in Chinese market …

Globalization has led to the increased sportization of parkour, one of the world's newest
lifestyle sports. This paper investigates the parkour scene in New Zealand, where attempts …

Discourse-based approaches to studying organizations have grown in significance over the
last 25 years. This accessible and insightful book exemplifies how to use a discursive …

The purpose of this volume is to offer an inter-and cross-disciplinary engagement with the
themes of glocalization and culture. Glocalization has been employed in numerous …

The current discourse of globalization is overwhelmingly centred upon the
interconnectedness, or connectivity, of the contemporary world; to the great neglect of the …

In recent years, Shanghai has become one of Asia's major players in the bidding for, and
hosting of, international sporting events. Uniquely positioned by history (eg, China's …

This book shows how the dynamic interplay of a powerful" golden triangle" of sports, media,
and business interests with social, cultural, economic, and political forces shapes sport in a …

Over the past few decades, globalization has been one of the most conspicuous veracities,
opportunities, and challenges faced by every corner of the world. Regardless of one's will …