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 'Olympic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jefferson Lenskyj, Helen (Author)
Format: e-Book
Language:English
Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020.
Series:SocietyNow.
Subjects:
Olympics > Social aspects.
Olympics > Economic aspects.
Sports & Recreation, Olympics & Paralympics.
Olympic & Paralympic games.
Online Access:Full-text access
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction and background
  • Chapter 2: Olympic resistance
  • Chapter 3: 'Sport and politics don't mix'
  • Chapter 4: Olympic industry impacts
  • Chapter 5: Reform: 'to restore reputation'
  • Chapter 6: Athletes, politics, and protest
  • Chapter 7: 'Educating youth through sport'
  • Chapter 8: Athletes' rights, athletes' lives
  • Chapter 9: Gender policies: challenges and responses
  • Chapter 10: The Olympics: 'not a welfare program but a business venture'.

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