The Olympic Games : a critical approach /

Do the Olympic Games really live up to their glowing reputation? As the biggest global sport mega-event, the Olympic Games command public and media attention, while Olympic mythology and ritual obscure their underlying function as a profit-making business enterprise.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Jefferson Lenskyj, Helen (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020.
Collection:SocietyNow.
Sujets:
Olympics > Social aspects.
Olympics > Economic aspects.
Jeux olympiques > Aspect social.
Jeux olympiques > Aspect économique.
Olympic & Paralympic games.
Sports & Recreation, Olympics & Paralympics.
Olympics > Economic aspects
Olympics > Social aspects
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction and background
  • Chapter 2: Olympic resistance
  • Chapter 3: 'Sport and politics don't mix'
  • Chapter 4: Olympic industry impacts
  • Chapter 5: Reform: 'to restore reputation'
  • Chapter 6: Athletes, politics, and protest
  • Chapter 7: 'Educating youth through sport'
  • Chapter 8: Athletes' rights, athletes' lives
  • Chapter 9: Gender policies: challenges and responses
  • Chapter 10: The Olympics: 'not a welfare program but a business venture'.

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