Circus maximus : the economic gamble behind hosting the Olympics and the World Cup / / Andrew Zimbalist |
Autore | Zimbalist Andrew S. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : Brookings Institution Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (194 p.) |
Disciplina | 796.48 |
Soggetto topico |
Hosting of sporting events - Economic aspects
Olympics - Economic aspects Soccer - Economic aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8157-2652-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front Cover; Inside Flap; Title Page; Copyright Information; Contents; Preface; What's Wrong with the Olympics and the World Cup?; Setting the Stage; The Short-Run Economic Impact; The Long-Run Economic Impact; Barcelona and Sochi; Rio-Brazil and London; Bread or Circuses?; Notes; Index; Back Cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460280203321 |
Zimbalist Andrew S. | ||
Washington, District of Columbia : , : Brookings Institution Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Circus maximus : the economic gamble behind hosting the Olympics and the World Cup / / Andrew Zimbalist |
Autore | Zimbalist Andrew S. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : Brookings Institution Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (194 p.) |
Disciplina | 796.48 |
Soggetto topico |
Hosting of sporting events - Economic aspects
Olympics - Economic aspects Soccer - Economic aspects |
ISBN | 0-8157-2652-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front Cover; Inside Flap; Title Page; Copyright Information; Contents; Preface; What's Wrong with the Olympics and the World Cup?; Setting the Stage; The Short-Run Economic Impact; The Long-Run Economic Impact; Barcelona and Sochi; Rio-Brazil and London; Bread or Circuses?; Notes; Index; Back Cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787395703321 |
Zimbalist Andrew S. | ||
Washington, District of Columbia : , : Brookings Institution Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Circus maximus : the economic gamble behind hosting the Olympics and the World Cup / / Andrew Zimbalist |
Autore | Zimbalist Andrew S. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : Brookings Institution Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (194 p.) |
Disciplina | 796.48 |
Soggetto topico |
Hosting of sporting events - Economic aspects
Olympics - Economic aspects Soccer - Economic aspects |
ISBN | 0-8157-2652-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front Cover; Inside Flap; Title Page; Copyright Information; Contents; Preface; What's Wrong with the Olympics and the World Cup?; Setting the Stage; The Short-Run Economic Impact; The Long-Run Economic Impact; Barcelona and Sochi; Rio-Brazil and London; Bread or Circuses?; Notes; Index; Back Cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828352903321 |
Zimbalist Andrew S. | ||
Washington, District of Columbia : , : Brookings Institution Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Les jeux olympiques et leurs territoires / / Jean-Marc Holz (editor) |
Autore | Jean-Marc Holz |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Presses universitaires de Perpignan, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (247 pages) |
Collana | Collection Études |
Soggetto topico |
Olympic host city selection
Olympics - Planning Olympics - Economic aspects |
Soggetto non controllato |
urbanisme
Jeux olympiques sport territoires du sport |
ISBN | 2-35412-226-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910341147203321 |
Jean-Marc Holz | ||
Presses universitaires de Perpignan, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Olympic Games : a critical approach [[electronic resource]/] / Helen Jefferson Lenskyj |
Autore | Jefferson Lenskyj Helen |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, United Kingdom : , : Emerald Publishing Limited, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 250 pages.) |
Disciplina | 796.48 |
Collana | Society Now. |
Soggetto topico |
Olympics
Olympics - Social aspects Olympics - Economic aspects Olympics - Philosophy |
ISBN |
1-83867-775-5
9781838677756 (electronic book) 1-83867-773-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Introduction and background -- Chapter 2: Olympic resistance -- Chapter 3: 'Sport and politics don't mix' -- Chapter 4: Olympic industry impacts -- Chapter 5: Reform: 'to restore reputation' -- Chapter 6: Athletes, politics, and protest -- Chapter 7: 'Educating youth through sport' -- Chapter 8: Athletes' rights, athletes' lives -- Chapter 9: Gender policies: challenges and responses -- Chapter 10: The Olympics: 'not a welfare program but a business venture'. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794158603321 |
Jefferson Lenskyj Helen | ||
Bingley, United Kingdom : , : Emerald Publishing Limited, , 2020 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Olympic Games : a critical approach / / authored by Helen Jefferson Lenskyj (University of Toronto, Canada) |
Autore | Jefferson Lenskyj Helen |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, United Kingdom : , : Emerald Publishing Limited, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 250 pages.) |
Disciplina | 796.48 |
Collana | SocietyNow |
Soggetto topico |
Olympics - Social aspects
Olympics - Economic aspects |
ISBN |
1-83867-775-5
9781838677756 (electronic book) 1-83867-773-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Introduction and background -- Chapter 2: Olympic resistance -- Chapter 3: 'Sport and politics don't mix' -- Chapter 4: Olympic industry impacts -- Chapter 5: Reform: 'to restore reputation' -- Chapter 6: Athletes, politics, and protest -- Chapter 7: 'Educating youth through sport' -- Chapter 8: Athletes' rights, athletes' lives -- Chapter 9: Gender policies: challenges and responses -- Chapter 10: The Olympics: 'not a welfare program but a business venture'. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817715203321 |
Jefferson Lenskyj Helen | ||
Bingley, United Kingdom : , : Emerald Publishing Limited, , 2020 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Olympic games : a critical approach / / Helen Jefferson Lenskyj |
Autore | Lenskyj Helen |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, UK : , : Emerald Publishing Limited, , [2020] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina | 796.48 |
Collana | SocietyNow Ser. |
Soggetto topico |
Olympics - Economic aspects
Olympics - Philosophy |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-83867-775-5
1-83867-773-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- The Olympic Games: A Critical Approach -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- 1: Introduction and Background -- Background and Approach -- Olympic Industry, Olympic Mythology -- Sport Is (Not) Political -- Historical Background -- Olympic Sport as a Colonising Tool -- The Woman Question -- 'Supreme Authority' and 'Sacred Unity' -- Note -- 2: Olympic Resistance -- Suppressing Dissent -- Global Resistance -- Communication through Social Media -- Independent Olympic News Sources -- Critical Olympic Research -- Sport Evangelism and its Critics -- Threats to Academic Freedom -- Olympic Studies and 'Olympic Knowledge' -- Conclusion -- 3: 'Sport and Politics Don't Mix' -- Politics and Geopolitics -- 'Silent Diplomacy' -- Beijing: 'Total Freedom of the Press' -- Downward Trends -- Dictatorships -- Referendums -- Just Vote NO -- Sportswashing: Dictatorships and Democracies -- Tokyo Rebranding: More Sportswashing -- Conclusion -- 4: Olympic Industry Impacts -- 'Bourgeois Playgrounds' -- Lessons from the Past -- Conservatives as Olympic Sceptics -- Poverty and 'Slum Tourism' -- Displacement in Host Cities -- Labour Law Violations -- Rio and Sochi Construction -- Tokyo Olympic Construction -- Legacies, Real and Imagined -- Legacies: Media Distortions -- Conclusion -- 5: Reform: 'To Restore Reputation' -- Business as Usual -- Governance -- More Bribery and Corruption -- SEB COE, IAAF President -- Other Scandals -- New Bids, New 'Values' -- 'The Strength of Global Olympic Values' -- Kissinger and Peace -- The Future is 'Flexible' -- Future Host City Selection -- Conclusion -- 6: Athletes, Politics, and Protest -- Beginnings -- The IOC Athletes' Commission (AC) -- Silencing Athletes -- Athlete Activism and Human Rights -- Formalising Athletes' Rights -- German Athletes' Challenge -- International Swimming League -- Russian Doping.
RUSADA Returns -- WADA Bullying Investigation -- 'Culture of Sport' Problems -- Conclusion -- 7: 'Educating Youth Through Sport' -- The Emphasis on Youth -- Youth Olympics, youth sports -- Sport Industry Trends and Youth -- Role Model Rhetoric -- The Cost of an Olympic Medal -- The 'Australian Model' -- Socioeconomic Barriers -- Sexual Harassment and Abuse in Sport -- 'Olympic Family' Secrets -- Sexual Abusers and Enablers -- Conclusion -- 8: Athletes' Rights, Athletes' Lives -- Gladiators and Pawns -- Binaries and Bodies -- 'Woman Enough' for the IAAF? -- Four Female Athletes' Experiences -- Caster Semenya and Dutee Chand -- Sport and the 'Court' -- Fair Hearings? -- The Bermon Team and the T Debate -- A Pattern of Errors and Corrections -- What Does a Woman 'Look Like'? -- 'Gender Is Not a Binary Quality' -- Assessing Virilisation -- All in the (IAAF) Family -- Conclusion -- 9: Gender Policies: Challenges and Responses -- IAAF versus Global Critics -- Women's Sport Organisations -- 'We Are Caster, and Caster Is Us' -- Winners, Losers, and Fair Play -- Radcliffe Et al. -- Henne and Pape -- Trans Inclusion -- SEB COE Intervenes -- IAAF Regulations, 2019-? -- Conclusion -- 10: The Olympics: 'Not a Welfare Program but a Business Venture' -- References -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910479860503321 |
Lenskyj Helen | ||
Bingley, UK : , : Emerald Publishing Limited, , [2020] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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