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The World Cup as World History uses football's premier event to analyze modern sports and world history. William D. Bowman traces the history of a tournament that has become a global phenomenon that generates intense political, economic, and cultural interest and profound discussions about racial, ethnic, and gender identity in the contemporary era. By focusing on the World Cup, the book keeps a tight thematic focus that allows for an integrated discussion of the core issues of globalization, money and finance, sport as spectacle, race and gender, and contemporary politics.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 The Origins of Modern Football and the First World Cup
Kicking Games around the World
The Creation of Modern Football
Football's Spread to South America
Football's Spread to Africa and Asia
Football in Canada, Australia, and South Africa
Football in the United States
The First World Cup: Uruguay 1930
Documents and Artifacts Related to the Origins and Development of Football
Suggestions for Further Reading and Research
Notes
2 The Politics of the World Cup
Jules Rimet, Stanley Rous, and the First Several Decades of FIFA
The Havelange and Blatter Revolutions and the Further History of FIFA
The Politics of Individual World Cups: The 1930s
The World Cup in the Post-Second World War Era: 1945-1970s
The Politics of Recent World Cups
Conclusion
Documents and Artifacts Related to the Politics of the World Cup
Suggestions for Further Reading and Research
Notes
3 The Economics of the World Cup
World Cup Attendance
The Havelange Economic Revolution
Bidding, Staging, Qualifying, and the World Cup Draw
The Television Revolution
Advertising
Players' Salaries and Bonuses
Conclusion
Documents and Artifacts Related to the Economics of the World Cup
Suggestions for Further Reading and Research
Notes
4 The World Cup and Gender, Race, and Ethnicity
Women, Gender, and Football
Women and Football before the FIFA World Cup
Women's World Cup: 1991-Present
Race and Ethnic Identity
Conclusion
Documents and Artifacts Related to Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and the World Cup
Suggestions for Further Reading and Research
Notes
5 Football as a Spectacle
Arenas and Crowds
World Cup Stars as Sporting Icons
Women Icons of Football
Conclusion
Documents and Artifacts Related to the Spectacle of the World Cup
Suggestions for Further Reading and Research
Notes
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Über den Autor / die Autorin
William D. Bowman is the Johnson Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities and professor of history at Gettysburg College. His books include Imperialism in the Modern World and Priest and Parish in Vienna, 1780 to 1880. At Gettysburg College, he teaches courses on modern European and world history as well as the history of sports.
Zusammenfassung
The World Cup as World History uses football's premier event to analyze modern sports and world history. Bowman traces the history of a tournament that has become a global phenomenon that generates intense political, economic, and cultural interest and profound discussions about racial, ethnic, and gender identity in the contemporary era.
