Inside the Olympic industry : power, politics, and activism /
Lenskyj, Helen.
Inside the Olympic industry : power, politics, and activism / Helen Jefferson Lenskyj ; foreword by Varda Burstyn. - Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2000. - 1 online resource (xxi, 216 pages). - SUNY series on sport, culture, and social relations . - SUNY series on sport, culture, and social relations. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-210) and index.
Salt Lake City the beginning -- The scandals unfold: a long history -- Olympic family solidarity: creative connotations -- Toronto and Sydney Olympic bids: when winners are losers -- The hidden costs: Olympic impacts and urban politics -- Up against the Olympic industry: international resistance -- Resistance in Atlanta and Sydney: bread, not circuses -- Corporate environmentalism: Olympic shades of green -- The mass media and the Olympic industry: manufacturing consent?
"In a expose 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. An accessible book about a complex subject that touches the hearts of sports fans everywhere, Inside the Olympic Industry is a behind-the-scenes look at the politics surrounding the choice of Sydney, Australia as host city for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games."--Jacket.
English.
0585268843 (electronic bk.) 9780585268842 (electronic bk.) (hbk.) (pbk.)
00020164
International Olympic Committee--Corrupt practices.
International Olympic Committee.
International Olympic Committee.
Comité international olympique--Pratiques déloyales.
Olympics--Planning.
Olympics--Economic aspects.
Jeux olympiques--Planification.
Jeux olympiques--Aspect économique.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Olympics.
Corruption.
Olympics--Economic aspects.
Olympics--Planning.
Olympische Spelen.
Corruptie.
Jeux olympiques--Aspect économique.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
GV721.5 / .L42 2000eb
796.48
Inside the Olympic industry : power, politics, and activism / Helen Jefferson Lenskyj ; foreword by Varda Burstyn. - Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2000. - 1 online resource (xxi, 216 pages). - SUNY series on sport, culture, and social relations . - SUNY series on sport, culture, and social relations. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-210) and index.
Salt Lake City the beginning -- The scandals unfold: a long history -- Olympic family solidarity: creative connotations -- Toronto and Sydney Olympic bids: when winners are losers -- The hidden costs: Olympic impacts and urban politics -- Up against the Olympic industry: international resistance -- Resistance in Atlanta and Sydney: bread, not circuses -- Corporate environmentalism: Olympic shades of green -- The mass media and the Olympic industry: manufacturing consent?
"In a expose 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. An accessible book about a complex subject that touches the hearts of sports fans everywhere, Inside the Olympic Industry is a behind-the-scenes look at the politics surrounding the choice of Sydney, Australia as host city for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games."--Jacket.
English.
0585268843 (electronic bk.) 9780585268842 (electronic bk.) (hbk.) (pbk.)
00020164
International Olympic Committee--Corrupt practices.
International Olympic Committee.
International Olympic Committee.
Comité international olympique--Pratiques déloyales.
Olympics--Planning.
Olympics--Economic aspects.
Jeux olympiques--Planification.
Jeux olympiques--Aspect économique.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Olympics.
Corruption.
Olympics--Economic aspects.
Olympics--Planning.
Olympische Spelen.
Corruptie.
Jeux olympiques--Aspect économique.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
GV721.5 / .L42 2000eb
796.48