Identity Discourses and Communities in International Events, Festivals and Spectacles

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Part I: Introduction

1 Making Sense of Identity Discourses in International Events, Festivals and Spectacles

Part II: The Contestation of Local and Regional Identity Discourses and Communities

2 Il Calcio as a Source of Local and Social Identity in Italy

3 The Contestation of Identities and Communities in German Football

Part III: Identity Discourses of Cities and National Communities

4 Contemporary Images and Identities in the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival

5 London 2012: Urban Imagery and City Branding

6 Royal Celebrations in the Twenty-First Century: ‘Cool Britannia’ versus ‘Britannia Ruled the Waves’

7 Identity Discourses and Narratives in North Korean Events, Festivals and Celebrations

8 China and the World Fairs (1915–2010): Blending Nationalism and Internationalism

Part IV: Supra-national Events, Communities and Identity Discourses

9 Promoting ‘European’ Identities at and through Pan-European Events

10 Celebrating Muhammad’s Birthday in the Middle East: Supporting or Complicating Muslim Identity Projects?

11 Pride and Glamour on the Catwalk: Fashion Models as National and Ethnic Icons

12 Participating in the World ‘Gymnastics For All’ Festival, the Gymnaestrada: A Celebration of a Dialogical, Episodic-Perpetual Identity

13 ‘One But Not the Same’: U2 Concerts, Community and Cultural Identity

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