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
Language: English
Publication Name: What Are the Olympics For?
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2024
Subject: History & Theory, General, International Relations / General, Olympics & Paralympics
Item Weight: 5.9 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Jules Boykoff
Item Length: 7.9 in
Subject Area: Political Science, Sports & Recreation
Item Width: 5 in
Series: What Is It For? Ser.
Format: Uk- a Format Paperback
