Activism and the Olympics - Dissent at the Games in Vancouver and London

Informationen zum Autor Boykoff, Jules Klappentext In Activism and the Olympics, Boykoff provides a critical overview of the Olympic industry and its political opponents in the modern era. After presenting a brief history of Olympic activism, he turns his attention to on-the-ground activism through the lens of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, drawing from personal interviews with activists, journalists, civil libertarians, and Olympic organizers.  Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations and TablesAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Olympics and Me1. Understanding the Olympic Games2. Space Matters: The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics3. London Calling: Activism and the 2012 Summer Olympics4. Media and the Olympics5. Looking Ahead through the Rearview MirrorNotesBibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Jules Boykoff
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.07.2014
• EAN: 9780813562018
• ISBN: 978-0-8135-6201-8
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Critical Issues in Sport and S; Critical Issues in Sport and S
• Subjects: Guides > Sport; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories