{"product_id":"9780791447567","title":"Inside the Olympic Industry : Power, Politics, and Activism (Suny series on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnalysis from the perspective of those adversely affected by the social, economic, political, and environmental impacts of hosting an Olympic Games. In a startling expose of the Olympic industry, Helen Jefferson Lenskyj goes beyond the media hype of international goodwill and spirited competition to uncover a darker side of the global Games. She reports on the pre- and post-Olympic impacts from recent host cities, bribery investigations and their outcomes, grassroots resistance movements, and the role of the mass media in the controversy. A highly accessible book about a complex subject that touches the hearts of sports fans everywhere, Inside the Olympic Industry is a must-read, behind-the-scenes look at the politics surrounding the choice of Sydney, Australia as host city for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"State Univ of New York Pr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48676982882539,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":67.66,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9780791447567-1.jpg?v=1785760589","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/ja\/products\/9780791447567","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}