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Temples of the Earthbound Gods : Stadiums in the Cultural Landscapes of Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires /

"Using the football stadium as an illuminating cultural lens, Temples of the Earthbound Gods examines many aspects of urban culture that play out within these monumental architectural forms, including spirituality, violence, rigid social norms, anarchy, and also expressions of sexuality and gen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gaffney, Christopher Thomas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2008.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The stadium in theory and practice
  • Rio de Janeiro : spiritual home of world football
  • Stadiums and society in twenty-first century Rio de Janeiro
  • Buenos Aires : estadiolandia
  • Class and conflict in the stadiums of Buenos Aires
  • Comparative cultural urbanism
  • Appendix A. Stadiums in Rio de Janeiro, 2008
  • Appendix B. Clubs and stadiums in Buenos Aires, 2007
  • Appendix C. Time line, Brazil
  • Appendix D. Time line, Argentina.