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Jules Boykoff What Are the Olympics For? (Paperback) What Is It For?

Description: Further DetailsTitle: What Are the Olympics For?Condition: NewEAN: 9781529230284ISBN: 9781529230284Publisher: Bristol University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 03/26/2024Description: ‘Athletes first’ is a slogan the International Olympic Committee often touts, but the reality is very different, as pre-eminent Olympics expert Jules Boykoff shows in this book. While the world’s attention is riveted by the triumphs and tribulations on their screens, there is much that goes on behind the scenes that is deeply troubling: athletes are increasingly voicing concerns over physical, mental, and sexual abuse, and they are collectively expressing grievances around equity and human rights. Outside the stadiums, problems range from the democratic deficit and corruption surrounding the awarding of the Games, to displacement of people and gentrification of neighbourhoods to make way for Olympic venues, to the environmental damage that Olympic construction inflicts and then tries to greenwash away. Boykoff tells us that radical steps are required if the Games are to be fixed and only then will they be truly ‘athletes first’.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 203mmItem Length: 127mmAuthor: Jules BoykoffGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social Sciences, Law & Politics, Sports & HobbiesBook Series: What Is It For?Release Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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Book Title: What Are the Olympics For?

Title: What Are the Olympics For?

EAN: 9781529230284

ISBN: 9781529230284

Release Date: 03/26/2024

Release Year: 2024

Country/Region of Manufacture: GB

Genre: Society & Culture

Topic: Sports & Hobbies

Number of Pages: 174 Pages

Publication Name: What Are the Olympics For?

Language: English

Publisher: Bristol University Press

Item Height: 0.7 in

Publication Year: 2024

Subject: History & Theory, International Relations / General, General, Olympics & Paralympics

Item Weight: 5.9 Oz

Type: Textbook

Subject Area: Political Science, Sports & Recreation

Item Length: 7.9 in

Author: Jules Boykoff

Item Width: 5 in

Series: What Is It For? Ser.

Format: Uk- a Format Paperback

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