Inside the Olympic Industry : Power, Politics, and Activism

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 796.48 EAN: 9780791447567 ISBN: 0791447561 Label: State University of New York Press Manufacturer: State University of New York Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 216 Publication Date: 2000-08 Publisher: State University of New York Press Studio: State University of New York Press
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Editorial Reviews: In a startling exposé 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. A highly accessible book about a complex subject that touches the hearts of sports fans everywhere, Inside the Olympic Industry is a must-read, behind-the-scenes look at the politics surrounding the choice of Sydney, Australia as host city for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.