| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Mega event planning |
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Mega event planning.
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| Contents |
1 Cities and the Olympics in Urban Politics -- 2 Chicago 2016 Olympic Bid and Opposition -- 3 Boston 2024 Olympic Bid and Opposition -- 4 Los Angeles 2024 Bid and 2028 Opposition -- 5 Anti-Olympics Protest as a Political Legacy |
| Summary |
This book examines the changing nature of opposition to bidding for and hosting the Olympic Games in contemporary American cities. It explores and critiques the process by which cities bid for the Olympics in the current context of the International Olympic Committees changing bid requirements and from the social justice perspectives of Olympics opponents. Using detailed case studies of the Olympic bids in Chicago, Boston, and Los Angeles, it shows how opposition to bidding for and hosting the Olympics has changed dramatically in American cities. Greg Andranovich is emeritus professor of political science at California State University, Los Angeles. Matthew J. Burbank is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Utah |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 29, 2021) |
| Subject |
Olympic host city selection.
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Hosting of sporting events -- United States
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Hosting of sporting events
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Olympic host city selection
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Burbank, Matthew, author.
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| ISBN |
9789811650949 |
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9811650942 |
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