Inside the Olympic Industry: Power, Politics, and ActivismIn a startling 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. 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. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Salt Lake City The beginning | 9 |
The Scandals Unfold A Long History | 21 |
Olympic Family Solidarity Creative Connotations | 41 |
Toronto and Sydney Olympic Bids When Winners Are Losers | 61 |
The Hidden Costs Olympic Impacts and Urban Politics | 93 |
Up Against the Olympic Industry International Resistance | 107 |
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