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Events and The Social Sciences.

As the events management field expands as an area of study, there is a need to move beyond the business and marketing-driven approaches which dominate the literature towards a more advanced conceptual analysis and understanding of events from a socio-cultural context. This book addresses this need b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Andrews, Hazel
Otros Autores: Leopold, Teresa
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover; EVENTS AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Case studies; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; The study of events; Chapter outlines; 2 Events and society; Pre-modern society; Modern society; Postmodern society; Summary; Suggested reading; Useful websites; 3 Events and ritual; Ritual; Religion and ritual; Rituals as rites of passage; Ritual scripts and artefacts; Secular rituals; Invented tradition and events; Summary; Suggested reading; Useful websites; 4 Events performances; The event as a performance. 
505 8 |a Social vs. cultural performancesContextualising performances; Cultural norms; Communicating performances; Contested performances; Summary; Suggested reading; Useful websites; 5 Events and consumption; Consumption; Commodification; Consumption and identity; Changes in consumption practice; Conspicuous giving; Summary; Suggested reading; Useful websites; 6 Place and representation; Place; Landscape; Sense of place; Belonging and place identity; The production of space; Role of media; Summary; Suggested reading; Useful websites; 7 Habitus, the body and gender; Habitus; The senses; Embodiment. 
505 8 |a Symbolic bodiesGender roles; Summary; Suggested readings; Useful websites; Explanation for Figure 7.2; 8 Conclusion; Why the social sciences?; Areas for further research; Bibliography; Index. 
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