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100 1 $aBoykoff, Jules,$eauthor.
245 10 $aActivism and the Olympics :$bdissent at the games in Vancouver and London /$cJules Boykoff.
264 1 $aNew Brunswick, New Jersey :$bRutgers University Press,$c[2014]
300 $axi, 226 pages ;$c23 cm.
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490 1 $aCritical issues in sport and society
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"Shines a spotlight on the political underbelly of the Olympic Games. Because the Olympics have become such a multifaceted behemoth, they ramble into the path of numerous extant activist battles while spurring new ones. After presenting a brief history of political activism that challenges the Olympic Games, Boykoff turns his attention to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2012 Summer Games in London. He argues that anti-Olympics activism is not so much a "movement of movements" as it is a "moment of movements." During the Olympics moment, activist groups come together using the Olympics as their fight-back focal point. But, he contends, anti-Olympics activism has not yet become a social movement, as it has not robustly sustained itself through time. Activists challenging the Games tend to deploy humor-based, with-the-grain tactics to create carnivalesque spectacles to challenge the Olympic machine. Boykoff offers a critical assessment of this approach"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aOlympics$xPolitical aspects.
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611 20 $aOlympic Winter Games$n(21st :$d2010 :$cVancouver, B.C.)
611 20 $aOlympic Games$n(30th :$d2012 :$cLondon, England)
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSPORTS & RECREATION / Olympics.$2bisacsh
830 0 $aCritical issues in sport and society.
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