Scherer / Mills / Sloan McCulloch Power Play

Professional Hockey and the Politics of Urban Development
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-77212-496-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 466 Seiten

Big money and municipal politics collide in the story of Edmonton’s Rogers Place hockey arena.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Scherer, Jay

Mills, David

Sloan McCulloch, Linda

Weitere Mitwirkende

Gruneau, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Sport: Politik, Ökonomie, Ökologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Ballsportarten Hockey
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landespolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword Richard Gruneau xi Preface xv Acknowledgements xxi Important Terms xxiii 1 Introduction 1 2 Boosting Edmonton 15 Hockey and the Promotion of the City, 1894–1977 3 The Blue Line and the Bottom Line 43 Peter Pocklington, the EIGLP, and the Business of Hockey in Edmonton, 1977–2005 4 Preparing the Political Terrain 67 5 Making the Team 89 6 Power Plays 119 7 Shut Out 139 8 Show Me the Money 167 9 End Game? 191 10 The Beat Goes On 213 11 Head Games 235 12 Lobbying the Province, Slamming Northlands 257 13 The Art of the Deal? 283 14 Conclusion 307 Epilogue 337 The Oilers Get a New Arena, So the Flames Want One, Too Notes 357 Bibliography 409 Index 419

Über Autor(innen)

Scherer, Jay
Jay Scherer is Professor of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation at the University of Alberta.

Mills, David
David Mills is a retired Professor of Canadian history from the University of Alberta.

Sloan McCulloch, Linda
Linda Sloan McCulloch was elected and served on Edmonton City Council from 2004 to 2013.

Scherer Jay:
Jay Scherer is Professor of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation at the University of Alberta.Mills David:
David Mills is a retired Professor of Canadian history from the University of Alberta.Sloan McCulloch Linda:
Linda Sloan McCulloch was elected and served on Edmonton City Council from 2004 to 2013.