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In a startling expose of the Olympic industry, Helen Jefferson Lenskyj goes beyond the media hype of international goodwill and spirited competition to uncover a darker side of the global games. She reports on the pre- and post-Olympic impacts from recent host cities, bribery investigations and their outcomes, grassroots resistance movements, and the role of the mass media in the controversy. A highly accessible book about a complex subject that touches the hearts of sports fan everywhere, Inside the Olympic Industry is a must-read, behind-the-scenes look at the politics surrounding the choice of Sydney, Australia as host city of the 2000 Summer Olympic games.

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Book category Books in English Lifestyle, sport & leisure Sports & outdoor recreation Sporting events & management

• Full title: Inside the Olympic Industry
• Author: Helen Jefferson Lenskyj
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 238
• EAN: 9780791447567
• ISBN: 0791447561
• ID: 04701011
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Weight: 376 g
• Dimensions: 230 × 155 × 15 mm
• Date of publishing: 14. July 2000

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