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Analysis from the perspective of those adversely affected by the social, economic, political, and environmental impacts of hosting an Olympic Games. In 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.

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    Publisher: State University Press of New York (SUNY)
    Publication Date: 7/14/2000 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780791447567, 978-0791447567
    ISBN10: 0791447561
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    Popular culture Sociology Sociology and anthropology

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    Book Synopsis
    Analysis from the perspective of those adversely affected by the social, economic, political, and environmental impacts of hosting an Olympic Games. In 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.

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