Japan, Korea and the 2002 World Cup
John Horne, Wolfram Manzenreiter
The football World Cup is unquestionably the biggest sporting event in the world. This fascinating collection of papers examines the background to the 2002 World Cup Finals, held in Korea and Japan, and explores the event's profound social, cultural, political and economic significance. The book offers important insight into topics such as: * the development of professional football in Korea and Japan This book is essential reading for anybody looking to understand the power of sporting 'mega-events' and the increasingly complex relationship between sport and society. It is also an absorbing read for all serious fans of world football. |
Contents
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Introduction A World Cup of superlatives The periphery
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17 |
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Things more important than football? Japan Korea and
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29 |
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Japan South Korea and the cohosted
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43 |
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Introduction Global games and the regional ambitions
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53 |
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The development of football in Korea
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73 |
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The development of football in Japan
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89 |
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after the Pacific War The rise of
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101 |
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Japan in the world of football
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121 |
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Introduction Japans Man United Violence
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140 |
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the 2002 World Cup and soccer voluntary
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147 |
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voluntary groups The present state of soccer voluntary
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155 |
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References
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161 |
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PART IV
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175 |
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Lets spend the public money together The World Cup as
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181 |
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The World Cup and television football
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195 |
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Introduction Constructing the game Audience reception
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211 |