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A Sociology of the World Rally Championship

History, Identity, Memories and Place

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Hans Erik Naess

    1. University of Oslo, Norway

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction: The Paradox of Commercialism

    • Hans Erik Naess
    Pages 1-23

  3. The Promotional Context

    • Hans Erik Naess
    Pages 24-54

  4. Imagining the Story

    • Hans Erik Naess
    Pages 55-85

  5. The Sense of Place in Rallying

    • Hans Erik Naess
    Pages 86-115

  6. The Spectator Culture of Rallying

    • Hans Erik Naess
    Pages 116-149

  7. The Legacy of WRC Cars

    • Hans Erik Naess
    Pages 150-177

  8. Heroes behind the Wheel

    • Hans Erik Naess
    Pages 178-207

  9. The WRC’s Promotional Value

    • Hans Erik Naess
    Pages 208-232

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 233-260
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About this book

Drawing upon interviews with key people in the World Rally Championship as well as trans-local ethnographic research, this book explores questions of commerciality and sporting identity, tackling the sport's controversial handling of the shift into 'the commercial age'. It is essential reading on combining sporting heritage and commercial progress.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Oslo, Norway

    Hans Erik Naess

About the author

Hans Erik Næss is a Research Fellow in Sociology at the University of Oslo, Norway. He is affiliated with the interdisciplinary research programme CULTRANS (Cultural Transformation in the Age of Globalization). His blog, Thrills and Spills: Sociology goes to the FIA World Rally Championship, can be found here: http://hanserikness.blogspot.no/

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