| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 226 pages). |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Critical issues in sport and society
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Critical issues in sport and society.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"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 Olympic Games, Boykoff turns his attention to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2012 Summer Games in London. He argues that anti-Olympics activism is not so much a "movement of movements" as it is a "moment of movements." During the Olympics moment, activist groups come together using the Olympics as their fight-back focal point. But, he contends, anti-Olympics activism has not yet become a social movement, as it has not robustly sustained itself through time. Activists challenging the Games tend to deploy humor-based, with-the-grain tactics to create carnivalesque spectacles to challenge the Olympic machine. Boykoff offers a critical assessment of this approach"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
""Series Page ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Contents""; ""Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: The Olympics and Me ""; ""1. Understanding the Olympic Games""; ""2. Space Matters: The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics ""; ""3. London Calling: Activism and the 2012 Summer Olympics ""; ""4. Media and the Olympics ""; ""5. Looking Ahead through the Rearview Mirror""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Author"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Olympic Winter Games (21st : 2010 : Vancouver, B.C.)
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Olympic Winter Games. |
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Olympic Games (30th : 2012 : London, England)
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Olympic Games. |
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Olympics -- Political aspects.
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Olympics -- Political aspects. |
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Olympics -- Social aspects.
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Olympics -- Social aspects. |
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Olympics. |
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Dissenters.
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Dissenters. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Boykoff, Jules, author. Activism and the Olympics 9780813562025 (DLC) 2013040634 (OCoLC)862102601 |
| ISBN |
9780813562032 (electronic book) |
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0813562031 (electronic book) |
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9780813562025 |
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0813562023 |
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9780813562018 |
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0813562015 |
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