| Nascar, Sturgis, and the New Economy of Spectacle Contributor(s): Krier, Daniel (Author), Swart, William J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1608468356 ISBN-13: 9781608468355 Publisher: Haymarket Books OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Social Theory - Philosophy | Political - Political Science | Political Economy |
| Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9" (0.75 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this provocative and original monograph, Krier and Swart argue that NASCAR and the carnivalesque displays at Sturgis's mass motorcycle rallies reveal how spectator events of this scale have come to function as intensive sites of profit making in contemporary capitalism. The authors lucidly trace the historical development of these economic spectacles and analyze the structural components that sustain them. |
