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Written leading experts in their fields, and publishing as each subject is being contemplated across the globe, titles in the series offer a thoughtful, concise, and rapid response to the major political and economic events and social and cultural trends of our time.  \nSocietyNow makes the best of academic expertise accessible to a wider audience, to help readers untangle the complexities of each topic and make sense of our world the way it is, now.  \nThe Trump Phenomenon: How the Politics of Populism Won in 2016  \nPeter Kivisto  \nBecoming Digital: Towards a Post-Internet Society Vincent Mosco  \nUnderstanding Brexit: Why Britain Voted to Leave the European Union  \nGraham Taylor  \nInternet Celebrity: Understanding Fame Online Crystal Abidin  \nKardashian Kulture: How Celebrities Changed Life in the 21st Century  \nEllis Cashmore  \nPoverty in Britain: Causes, Consequences and Myths Tracy Shildrick  \nDrones: The Brilliant, the Bad, and the Beautiful Andy Miah  \nReality Television: The TV Phenomenon that Changed the World  \nRuth A. Deller  \nThe Smart City in a Digital World Vincent Mosco  \nCorbynism: A Critical Approach Matt Bolton  \nSelfies: Why We Love (and Hate) Them Katrin Tiidenberg  \nThis page intentionally left blank  \nTHE OLYMPIC GAMES: A CRITICAL APPROACH  \nHELEN JEFFERSON LENSKYJ  \nUnited Kingdom – North America –Japan – India Malaysia – China  \nEmerald Publishing Limited  \nHoward House, Wagon Lane, Bingley BD16 1WA, UK  \nFirst edition 2020  \nCopyright © 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited  \nReprints and permissions service  \n[Contact: permissions@emeraldinsight.com](Contact: permissions@emeraldinsight.com)  \nNo part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without either the prior written permission of the publisher or a licence permitting restricted copying issued in the UK by The Copyright Licensing Agency and in the USA by The Copyright Clearance Center. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the text, illustrations or advertisements. The opinions expressed in these chapters are not necessarily those of the Author or the publisher.  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library  \nISBN: 978-1-83867-776-3 (Print)  \nISBN: 978-1-83867-773-2 (Online)  \nISBN: 978-1-83867-775-6 (Epub)  \nCONTENTS  \nAbbreviations ix  \nAcknowledgements xiii  \n1. Introduction and Background 1  \n2. Olympic Resistance 19  \n3. ‘Sport and Politics Don’t Mix’ 39  \n4. Olympic Industry Impacts 59  \n5. Reform: ‘To Restore Reputation’ 79  \n6. Athletes, Politics, and Protest 101  \n7. ‘Educating Youth Through Sport’ 121  \n8. Athletes’ Rights, Athletes’ Lives 145  \n9. Gender Policies: Challenges and  \nResponses 171  \nviii Contents  \n10. The Olympics: ‘Not a Welfare Program but a Business Venture’ 187  \nReferences 193  \nIndex 235  \nABBREVIATIONS  \nABC Australian Broadcasting Commission  \nAC Athletes’ Commission  \nAIBA Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur  \nAIS Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome  \nAOC Australian Olympic Committee  \nASOIF Association of Olympic International Federations  \nBJSM British Journal of Sports Medicine BNC Bread Not Circuses Coalition  \nBWINT Builders and Woodworkers International CAS Court of Arbitration for Sport  \nCBC Canadian Broadcasting Corporation  \nCGF Commonwealth Games Federation  \nCMS Culture, Media and Sport  \nCOHRE Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions CSHR Centre for Sport and Human Rights DSD Difference of sexual development  \nFIFA Fédération Internationale de Football  \nAssociation","cbCaicWWmbJ6I1Ue","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicWWmbJ6I1Ue","pdf",2397746,14,"English","# Abbreviations\n# Acknowledgements\n# Introduction and Background\n# Olympic Resistance\n# 'Sport and Politics Don’t Mix'\n# Olympic Industry Impacts\n# Reform: 'To Restore Reputation'\n# Athletes, Politics, and Protest\n# 'Educating Youth Through Sport'\n# Athletes’ Rights, Athletes’ Lives\n# Gender Policies: Challenges and Responses\n# The Olympics: 'Not a Welfare Program but a Business Venture'\n# References\n# Index","[{\"question\":\"What central perspectives does the book use to analyze the Olympics?\",\"answer\":\"The book offers a critical approach linking Olympic sport to politics, industry impacts, and social and policy debates. 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