Contesting the Olympics in American Cities: Chicago 2016, Boston 2024, Los Angeles 2028

by Greg Andranovich and Matthew J. Burbank

This book examines the changing nature of opposition to bidding for and hosting the Olympic Games in contemporary American cities. It explores and critiques the process by which cities bid for the Olympics in the current context of the International Olympic Committee's changing bid requirements and from the social justice perspectives of Olympics opponents. Using detailed case studies of the Olympic bids in Chicago, Boston, and Los Angeles, it shows...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811650934
• ISBN13: 9789811650932
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 113 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.3"