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Inside the Olympic industry : power, politics, and activism /
"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 ou...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
©2000.
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| Colección: | SUNY series on sport, culture, and social relations.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "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 of the mass media in the controversy. An accessible book about a complex subject that touches the hearts of sports fans everywhere, Inside the Olympic Industry is a behind-the-scenes look at the politics surrounding the choice of Sydney, Australia as host city for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxi, 216 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-210) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585268843 9780585268842 0791491579 9780791491577 |