Activism and the Olympics: Dissent at the Games in Vancouver and London

by Jules Boykoff

Book Overview

The Olympics have developed into the world's premier sporting event. They are simultaneously a competitive exhibition and a grand display of cooperation that bring together global cultures on ski slopes, shooting ranges, swimming pools, and track ovals. Given their scale in the modern era, the Games are a useful window for better comprehending larger cultural, social, and historical processes, argues Jules Boykoff, an academic social scientist who...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813562015
• ISBN13: 9780813562018
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary