Activism and the Olympics : dissent at the games in Vancouver and London /
"Shines a spotlight on the political underbelly of the Olympic Games. Because the Olympics have become such a multifaceted behemoth, they ramble into the path of numerous extant activist battles while spurring new ones. After presenting a brief history of political activism that challenges the...
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| Language: | English |
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New Brunswick, New Jersey :
Rutgers University Press,
2014
New Brunswick, New Jersey : [2014] |
| Series: | Critical issues in sport and society
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Table of Contents:
- The Olympics and me
- Understanding the Olympic Games
- Space matters : the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
- London calling : activism and the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Media and the Olympics
- Looking ahead through the rearview mirror