Name: Power Play
Brand: University of Alberta Press (CA)
SKU: 9781772124934
Price: 28.99 GBP
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Power Play

Professional Hockey and the Politics of Urban Development

By (author): Jay Scherer, By (author): David Mills, By (author): Linda Sloan McCulloch, Foreword by: Richard Gruneau

Published by University of Alberta Press (CA)

In Stock

£28.99

Format: Paperback
Pages: 464
ISBN: 9781772124934
Publication Date: 10-Oct-2019

Subjects:
Urban communities
History of sport
Ice hockey

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When the Rogers Place arena opened in downtown Edmonton in September 2016, no amount of buzz could drown out the rumours of manipulation, secret deals, and corporate greed undergirding the project. Working with documentary evidence and original interviews, the authors present an absorbing account of the machinations that got the arena and the adjacent Ice District built, with a price tag of more than $600 million. The arena deal, they argue, established a costly public financing precedent that people across North America should watch closely, as many cities consider building sports facilities for professional teams or international competitions. Their analysis brings clarity and nuance to a case shrouded in secrecy and understood by few besides political and business insiders. Power Play tells a dramatic story about clashing priorities where sports, money, and municipal power meet.

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

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

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

"Power Play is easy to understand, with a clear message: cities set to negotiate with professional sports teams must be aware there is a carefully-crafted playbook designed to attract maximum public dollars for sports facilities..." -- Liane Faulder, Edmonton Journal -- 20191028

# 1 on Edmonton Non-Fiction Bestsellers list, October 27, 2019 -- Edmonton Non-Fiction Bestsellers, 20191027

# 2 on Edmonton Non-Fiction Bestsellers list, November 03, 2019 -- Edmonton Non-Fiction Bestsellers, 20191103

At a virtual gala hosted by the Book Publishers Association of Alberta on September 10, 2020, the award for Trade Non-Fiction Book of the Year went to Power Play.

Trade Non-Fiction Book of the Year

Alberta Book Awards, Book Publishers Association of Alberta (2020) - Winner [Canada]

Scholarly and Academic Book of the Year

Alberta Book Awards, Book Publishers Association of Albert (2020) - Short-listed [Canada]