The New Cathedrals: Politics and Media in the History of Stadium Construction

by Robert C. Trumpbour

Book Overview

Stadium construction has altered the physical landscape of many major metropolitan areas throughout North America and has had a profound psychological and economic impact on these urban centers. The ways athletic facilities have been constructed, from the ritual-centered beginnings of stadium construction in ancient Greece to the large-scale construction of professional sports facilities in present day global centers, reveal a culture's values...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815631324
• ISBN13: 9780815631323
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.2"