Political Economy of the Tokyo Olympics

Unrestrained Capital and Development without Sustainable Principles
Herausgeber: Aramata, Miyo

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Produktbeschreibung

An analysis both of contemporary Tokyo and the contemporary Olympic games, emphasising the role of late-stage capitalism and political economy in shaping both. A valuable resource for scholars both of contemporary Japan and of the Olympics and other mega-events.

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Produktdetails

• Routledge Contemporary Japan Series
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juni 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 374g
• ISBN-13: 9781032352176
• ISBN-10: 1032352175
• Artikelnr.: 67513841

Autorenporträt

Miyo Aramata is Professor in the Department of History and Geography at the School of Arts and Letters, Meiji University, Japan.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Miyo Aramata
1. Inter-City Competition and Rescaling of Global Cities: London, Tokyo,
and Paris
Miyo Aramata
2. The Political Economy of Mega-events as Spectacles in the Global East
Hyun Bang Shin
3. The 1964 and 2020 (2021) Tokyo Olympics: Memorandum on Aspects of Urban
(Re)Development
Naoki Oshiro
4. Mega Events and Urban Socio-Economy: Urban Development through Tokyo
2020 and Osaka 2025
Ryo Koizumi
5. National Projects and their Local Consequences: Tokyo 2020 Paralympic
Games and the "Symbiotic Society Host Town"
Atsushi Naruse
6. Bobsleigh Tracks, Materiality and Affect: A Note on the Olympic Legacy
Susumu Yamaguchi
7. Securitization at the Tokyo 2020 Games: The Transformation of Public
Space before and after the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kazuaki Sugiyama
Conclusion
Miyo Aramata