Download or read book Sport and Society in Global France written by Cathal Kilcline and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-23 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides new insights into the evolution of the global sporting spectacle over the last thirty years through an analysis of star athletes, emblematic organisations and key locations in French sport, highlighting how sport has influenced (and been implicated in) debates over nationhood, immigration, commemorative practice, and de-industrialisation.