Jules Boykoff (Pacific University)

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What Are the Olympics For?

Beschreibung

While attention is on Olympic triumphs and tribulations, there is much that goes on behind the scenes that is deeply troubling. Boykoff tells us that radical steps are required if the Games are to be fixed and only then will they be truly 'athletes first'.

Autor

Jules Boykoff is a professor of politics and government at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. His writing on the connection between politics and sport have appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, the Nation, the Los Angeles Times and New Left Review. He is also a former professional soccer player who represented the US U-23 men's national team in international competition.

Produktdetails

• What Is It For?
• Verlag: Bristol University Press
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 199mm x 122mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 166g
• ISBN-13: 9781529230284
• ISBN-10: 1529230284
• Artikelnr.: 68459174