Activism And The Olympics: Dissent At The Games In Vancouver And London (Critical Issues In Sport And Society)

In Activism and the Olympics, Boykoff provides a critical overview of the Olympic industry and its political opponents in the modern era. After presenting a brief history of Olympic activism, he turns his attention to on-the-ground activism through the lens of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, drawing from personal interviews with activists, journalists, civil libertarians, and Olympic organizers.

• | Author: Jules Boykoff
• | Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• | Publication Date: Jul 27, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 216 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0813562023
• | ISBN-13: 9780813562025