Beschreibung:
This book looks to celebrate the significance of the Olympics, their historical impact, controversies that presently surround them and their possible future direction. For scholars of the Olympic movement this book represents essential reading to understand further the Olympic Games, their reach and effect, as the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro draw ever closer.
1. Reflecting upon the Olympic Movement: Issues and Influences 2. Managing the Size of the Olympic Games 3. Global localities: Olympic bidding as a case study in globalization 4. In search of an Olympic Legacy: the story of India's failed Olympic bid 5. Football and the Olympics and the Paralympics 6. London 2012, Chariots of Fire Resurrected and Colombes Stadium Today: Hype, History, and Olympic Realities 7. Securing the Olympics: At what price? 8. London 2012: Multiculturalism, Diversity and the Indian Perspective 9. Between Tightness and Looseness: The politics of the London Games in light of the Beijing Games