The Olympic Games : a critical approach

• Main Author: Jefferson Lenskyj, Helen, (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020.
• Series: SocietyNow.
• Subjects: Olympics > Social aspects.; Olympics > Economic aspects.; Sports & Recreation, Olympics & Paralympics.; Olympic & Paralympic games.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781838677756
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (264 pages) ; cm.

Do the Olympic Games really live up to their glowing reputation? As the biggest global sport mega-event, the Olympics command public attention, while Olympic mythology obscures their underlying function as a profit-making business. Unlike terms such as 'Olympic movement' and 'Olympic...