South Africa's World Cup : a legacy for whom? / edited by Eddie Cottle.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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South Africa's World Cup : a legacy for whom? / edited by Eddie Cottle.
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Cottle, Eddie, editor.
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"This groundbreaking book provides a critically informed analysis of the impact and legacy of mega-sporting events through the lens of South Africa's 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup and its associated developmental paradigm. It challenges mainstream thinking and mega-event praise singers by providing concrete evidence to show that this sporting spectacular was little more than a front for massive accumulation and extraction of wealth, alongside increased sporting and socio-economic inequality."--Back cover.