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Fairs, festivals and competitive events play a crucial role in the creative industries; yet their significance has been largely overlooked. This book explores the role of such events through a series of studies that include some of the most iconic fairs and festivals in the world. It brings together a team of distinguished scholars to examine art fairs, biennales, auctions, book fairs, television programming markets, film festivals, animation film festivals, country music festivals, fashion weeks, wine classifications and wine tasting events. This diverse set of studies shows that such events serve a variety of purposes: as field-configuring events (FCEs), as a way of ritualising industry practices and as 'tournaments of values' where participants negotiate different cultural values to resolve economic issues. Suitable for academics and practitioners, this book presents a fascinating perspective on the role and importance of fairs, festivals and competitive events in the creative industries.

Cultural industries --- Value --- Creative ability --- Fairs --- Festivals --- Days --- Manners and customs --- Anniversaries --- Fasts and feasts --- Pageants --- Processions --- Commerce --- Exhibitions --- Markets --- Creativeness --- Creativity --- Ability --- Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) --- Standard of value --- Cost --- Economics --- Exchange --- Wealth --- Prices --- Supply and demand --- Creative industries --- Culture industries --- Industries --- Economic aspects --- E-books --- Cultural industries. --- Value. --- Economic aspects. --- Business, Economy and Management --- Business Management

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Why do countries celebrate defining religious moments or significant events in their history, and how and why do their leaders select certain events for commemoration and not others? This book is the first systematic study of the role of celebrations and public holidays in the Arab Middle East from the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the present. By tracing the history of the modern nation-state through successive generations, the book shows how Arab rulers have used public holidays as a means of establishing their legitimacy and, more broadly, a sense of national identity. Most recently, some states have attempted to nationalize religious festivals in the face of the Islamic revival. With its many illustrations and copious examples from across the region, the book offers an alternative perspective on the history and politics of the Middle East.

Holidays --- Festivals --- Nationalism --- Arabs --- Ethnology --- Semites --- Consciousness, National --- Identity, National --- National consciousness --- National identity --- International relations --- Patriotism --- Political science --- Autonomy and independence movements --- Internationalism --- Political messianism --- Days --- Manners and customs --- Anniversaries --- Fasts and feasts --- Pageants --- Processions --- Legal holidays --- National holidays --- Hours of labor --- Memorials --- Vacations --- History. --- Social life and customs. --- Middle East --- Asia, South West --- Asia, Southwest --- Asia, West --- Asia, Western --- East (Middle East) --- Eastern Mediterranean --- Fertile Crescent --- Levant --- Mediterranean Region, Eastern --- Mideast --- Near East --- Northern Tier (Middle East) --- South West Asia --- Southwest Asia --- West Asia --- Western Asia --- Orient --- Politics and government. --- Arts and Humanities --- History