| The Best Olympics Ever?: Social Impacts of Sydney 2000 Contributor(s): Lenskyj, Helen Jefferson (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791454746 ISBN-13: 9780791454749 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2002 Annotation: Despite International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samarach's proclaiming the Sydney 2000 Olympics as the "best ever, " the truth of the matter is much less one-sided. In The Best Olympics Ever? Helen Jefferson Lenskyj discloses what the Sydney 2000 Olympic industry suppressed: the real costs and impacts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Olympics & Paralympics |
| Dewey: 796.48 |
| LCCN: 2001055121 |
| Series: Suny Series on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.04" W x 8.96" (0.78 lbs) 262 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Australian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Despite International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samarach's proclaiming the Sydney 2000 Olympics as the "best ever," the truth of the matter is much less one-sided. In The Best Olympics Ever? Helen Jefferson Lenskyj discloses what the Sydney 2000 Olympic industry suppressed: the real costs and impacts. |