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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lenskyj, Helen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2000.
Series:SUNY series on sport, culture, and social relations.
Subjects:
International Olympic Committee > Corrupt practices.
International Olympic Committee
Comité international olympique > Pratiques déloyales.
Olympics > Planning.
Olympics > Economic aspects.
Jeux olympiques > Planification.
Jeux olympiques > Aspect économique.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Olympics.
Corruption
Olympics > Economic aspects
Olympics > Planning
Olympische Spelen.
Corruptie.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Salt Lake City the beginning
  • The scandals unfold: a long history
  • Olympic family solidarity: creative connotations
  • Toronto and Sydney Olympic bids: when winners are losers
  • The hidden costs: Olympic impacts and urban politics
  • Up against the Olympic industry: international resistance
  • Resistance in Atlanta and Sydney: bread, not circuses
  • Corporate environmentalism: Olympic shades of green
  • The mass media and the Olympic industry: manufacturing consent?

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