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NOlympians : inside the fight against capitalist mega-sports in Los Angeles, Tokyo and beyond /

"NOlympians: Inside the Fight Against Capitalist Mega-Sports in Los Angeles, Tokyo and Beyond investigates the intersection of the global rise of anti-Olympics activism and the declining popularity of hosting of the Games. The Olympics were once buoyed by myths of luminous prosperity and uptick...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Boykoff, Jules (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Halifax ; Winnipeg : Fernwood Publishing, 2020.
Subjects:	Olympics. Olympics > Political aspects. Olympics > Social aspects. Sports and globalization. Socialism and sports. Anti-globalization movement. Protest movements.

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