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Inside the Olympic industry: power, politics, and activism

Book information

Publisher
SUNY Press
Year
2000
ISBN
0791447553, 9780791447550
Open Library ID
OL7802381M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
27 MB (27832528 bytes)
Pages
216\119
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

In a startling exposé 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 fans 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 for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.

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