Gary Armstrong
Biographic Data
| ID | 3660120 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gary Armstrong |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gary |
| FAMILY NAME | Armstrong |
| SIGNATURE | ARMSTRONG G |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Power Plays
Sources of power in political processes are often reduced to the dualism of ‘hard’ and ‘soft’. Sport, in both its practise and delivery might also evidence such characteristics as it is used to achieve political outcomes. The soft route is usually administered more ‘artfully’ in its attempt to shape performance and processes. The hard route relies more on threats and coercion albeit such processes may be subtle. In what follows a variety of sport…
A Social History of Sheffield Boxing, Volume II
Mixed-Occupancy Housing in London
Six Trophies and a Funeral
This paper examines the elaborate celebrations organized by the fans of Valletta City football (soccer) club, Malta, when they win the Maltese football league. It argues that these celebrations constitute a continuation of the carnivalesque. Valletta fans have a reputation for their fanatical support, and are renowned as tough-guys. Their celebrations are moments of drunken excess, which celebrate this "diamond-in-the-rough" authenticity, and sat…
The Maximum Surveillance Society
The use of Closed-Circuit Television, or CCTV, has dramatically increased over the past decade, but its presence is often so subtle as to go unnoticed. Should we unthinkingly accept that increased surveillance is in the public’s best interests, or does this mean that ‘Big Brother’ is finally watching us? This book asks provocative questions about the rise of the maximum surveillance society. Is crime control the principal motivation behind increa…
Football Cultures and Identities
Six Trophies and a Funeral
This paper examines the elaborate celebrations organized by the fans of Valletta City football (soccer) club, Malta, when they win the Maltese football league. It argues that these celebrations constitute a continuation of the carnivalesque. Valletta fans have a reputation for their fanatical support, and are renowned as tough-guys. Their celebrations are moments of drunken excess, which celebrate this "diamond-in-the-rough" authenticity, and sat…
The Maximum Surveillance Society
The use of Closed-Circuit Television, or CCTV, has dramatically increased over the past decade, but its presence is often so subtle as to go unnoticed. Should we unthinkingly accept that increased surveillance is in the public’s best interests, or does this mean that ‘Big Brother’ is finally watching us? This book asks provocative questions about the rise of the maximum surveillance society. Is crime control the principal motivation behind increa…
Football Cultures and Identities
Six Trophies and a Funeral
This paper examines the elaborate celebrations organized by the fans of Valletta City football (soccer) club, Malta, when they win the Maltese football league. It argues that these celebrations constitute a continuation of the carnivalesque. Valletta fans have a reputation for their fanatical support, and are renowned as tough-guys. Their celebrations are moments of drunken excess, which celebrate this "diamond-in-the-rough" authenticity, and sat…
Mixed-Occupancy Housing in London
Power Plays
Sources of power in political processes are often reduced to the dualism of ‘hard’ and ‘soft’. Sport, in both its practise and delivery might also evidence such characteristics as it is used to achieve political outcomes. The soft route is usually administered more ‘artfully’ in its attempt to shape performance and processes. The hard route relies more on threats and coercion albeit such processes may be subtle. In what follows a variety of sport…
A Social History of Sheffield Boxing, Volume II
Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Great britain (2 works) · Philippine History and Culture (2 works) · 323.44/82/0941 (1 works)