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 Olympics command public attention, while Olympic mythology obscures their underlying function as a profit-making business. Unlike terms such as 'Olympic movement' and 'Ol...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Lenskyj, Helen (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing, 2020.
Collection:SocietyNow
Sujets:
Olympics.
Olympics > Economic aspects.
Olympics > Philosophy.
Jeux olympiques.
Jeux olympiques > Aspect économique.
Jeux olympiques > Philosophie.
Olympics
Olympics > Economic aspects
Olympics > Philosophy
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction and background
  • Olympic resistance
  • 'Sport and politics don't mix'
  • Olympic industry impacts
  • Reform: 'to restore reputation'
  • Athletes, politics, and protest
  • 'Educating youth through sport'
  • Athletes' rights, athletes' lives
  • Gender policies: challenges and responses
  • The Olympics: 'not a welfare program but a business venture'.

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