Langbeschreibung
Going from geography to political science, from sports history to urban and transport history, the book brings together complementary studies on the interrelation between sport and urban space in a European context.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Prologue: Sport and Urban Space in Europe: Facilities, Industries, Identities Part I: Sport Development and Urban Spaces 2. Cycling in the City? Belgian Cyclists Conquering Urban Spaces, 1860-1900 3. Sport, Space and the Social Construction of the Modern City: The Urban Impact of Sports Involvement in Barcelona (1870-1923) 4. Sports in the German University from about 1900 until the Early Years of the Federal Republic of Germany: The Example of Muenster and the 'Westfaelische Wilhelms-University' Part II: Sport Policies and Local Identity 5. Creating Places for Sport in Interwar Europe. A Comparison of the Provision of Sports Venues in Italy, Germany and England 6. Sport, Urbanity and Communal Socialism: The Case of 'Red Zurich' (1928-1949) 7. Myth or Reality of the Revier Derby? Schalke 04 versus Borussia Dortmund (1947-2007) Part III: Sport Facilities, Engineers and Workers 8. 'Bringing the Alps to the City': Early Indoor Winter Sports Events in the Modern City of the Twentieth Century 9. Civil Engineering and the Development of Sport and Leisure in Swiss Cities (1900-1950) 10. Towards an Internationalisation of Workers' Training: Reducing Injury and Enhancing Efficiency in the Industrial Context of the 1950s