Globalization and the construction of local particularities: a case study of the Winnepeg Jets
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A new arena for the Winnipeg Jets, a professional hockey team in Manitoba, was promoted by local urban boosters as representing Winnipeg's status as a world-class city. This aspect of Canadian national identity masks global economic forces that continue to influence local Canadian self-image.
Publication Name: Sociology of Sport Journal
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0741-1235
Year: 2001
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The paradoxes of football spectatorship: On-field and online expressions of social capital among the "Grog Squad"
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Cultural characteristics of a group of all male South Australian footballer supporters, "Grog Squad" are explored. Their identity is built around heavy drinking and aggressive masculinity with contradicting social support and emotional bond between them.
Publication Name: Sociology of Sport Journal
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0741-1235
Year: 2007
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Outside the imagined community: Basque terrorism, political activism, and the Tour de France
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The Tour de France bicycle race was the focus of terrorist activity by pro-Basque supporters in the 1990s. This is an example of how a symbol of French national identity has been used by a minority group to reinvent a new form of community.
Publication Name: Sociology of Sport Journal
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0741-1235
Year: 2001
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