Inside the Olympic Industry: Power, Politics, and Activism
In a startling 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 of the mass media in the controversy. A highly accessible book about a complex subject that touches the hearts of sports fan everywhere, Inside the Olympic Industry is a must-read, behind-the-scenes look at the politics surrounding the choice of Sydney, Australia as host city of the 2000 Sum…
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Weitere Autoren: Burstyn, Varda (Solist)
- ISBN: 978-0-7914-4755-0
- EAN: 9780791447550
- Produktnummer: 1501329
- Verlag: St Univ Of New York Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
- Seitenangabe: 238 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B16.0 cm x D1.8 cm 431 g
- Auflage: New
- Gewicht: 431
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