Inside the Olympic industry : power, politics, and activism / Helen Jefferson Lenskyj ; foreword by...
Inside the Olympic industry : power, politics, and activism / Helen Jefferson Lenskyj ; foreword by...
Inside the Olympic industry : power, politics, and activism / Helen Jefferson Lenskyj ; foreword by Varda Burstyn.
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Albany : State University of New York Press, c2000.
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N796.48/78
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English
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Physical content
xxi, 216 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Varda Burstyn -- 1. Salt Lake City: The Beginning -- 2. The Scandals Unfold: A Long History -- 3. Olympic Family Solidarity: Creative Connotations -- 4. Toronto and Sydney Olympic Bids: When Winners Are Losers -- 5. The Hidden Costs: Olympic Impacts and Urban Politics -- 6. Up Against the...
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Publisher
Albany : State University of New York Press, c2000.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2000.
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"In a expose of the Olympic industry, Helen Jefferson Lenskyj goes beyond the media hype of international goodwill and spirited competition to uncover a darker side of the global Games. She reports on the pre- and post-Olympic impacts from recent host cities, bribery investigations and their outcomes, grassroots resistance movements, and the role o...
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Inside the Olympic industry : power, politics, and activism / Helen Jefferson Lenskyj ; foreword by Varda Burstyn.
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SUNY series on sport, culture, and social relations.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-210) and index.
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c2000.
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N796.48/78
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74VvoKyQB6KZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvoKyQB6KZ
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0791447553
9780791447550 (cl.)
0791447553 (cl.)
9780791447567 (pbk.)
0791447561 (pbk.)
9780791447550 :
0791447553 :
9780791447550
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796.48
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991013191719702626
