Inside the Olympic Industry

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Inside the Olympic Industry is written by Helen Jefferson Lenskyj and published by State University of New York Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0791491579 (ISBN 10) and 9780791491577 (ISBN 13).

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.