Games of discontent : protests, boycotts, and politics at the 1968 Mexico Olympics /

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"The year 1968 was ablaze with passion and mayhem as protests erupted in Paris and Prague, throughout the United States, and in cities on all continents. The Summer Olympic Games in Mexico were to be a moment of respite from chaos. But the image of peace - a white dove - adopted by organizers w...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blutstein, Harry (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2021.
Temas:
Olympic Games > (19th : > 1968 : > Mexico City, Mexico)
Olympic Games
Olympics > Political aspects.
Jeux olympiques > Aspect politique.
SPORTS & RECREATION / Olympics & Paralympics.
Olympics > Political aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • Author's Note
  • Introduction
  • Bidding for Olympic Glory
  • True Colours
  • Manufacturing Discontent
  • Revolt of the Black Athlete
  • The Tlatelolco Massacre
  • Let the Fiesta Begin
  • The Salute
  • Take the Money and Run
  • Berets, Smiles, and Fear and Loathing in Mexico
  • After Spring, Mexico
  • Adiós, Hasta la Vista
  • Bearing Witness
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Index

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