{"product_id":"events-and-society-mike-duignan-9781032786216","title":"Events and Society: Bridging Theory and Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvents of all shapes and sizes play an important part in all of our lives. They are fun, frivolous, and often allow us to escape from our everyday lives - and they are also fascinating to study and examine in a more serious way, to understand what they mean and what they do for us - individually and collectively. \u003ci\u003eEvents in Society\u003c\/i\u003e, therefore, explores the social impact and sociological implications of designing, planning, and delivering events - cultural events like the Edinburgh Fringe Festival; sporting events like the Olympic and Paralympic Games and FIFA World Cup; to music festivals like Glastonbury.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirty carefully selected contributions feature, written by global experts in a short and succinct way that are easy to digest, covering a variety of disciplines, fields, contexts, and cases. Every chapter explores a critical issue or debate based on real-life events, and contextualises this within the key theoretical debates, managerial, and policy implications. Throughout, there are linkages to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, as well as interactive features to aid understanding and spur critical thinking, including learning objectives, quiz questions, and debate questions per chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of the topics covered include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUniting nations and people\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePersonal experiences and transformations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSocial critique and explorations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eActivism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProgramming and representation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHealth, safety, and security\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentity and gender\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLGBTQ+\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnvironmentalism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDisplacement and exclusion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEducation and participation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommunity development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDisability and accessibility\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis innovative, topical, engaging, and comprehensive book is an essential reading and teaching resource for all students and lecturers in events that are easy to integrate into educational programmes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Duignan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032786213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032786216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.69d","brand":"Mike Duignan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48621905445119,"sku":"9781032786216","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/events-and-society-mike-duignan-9781032786216","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}