The Best Olympics Ever?

The Best Olympics Ever?
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Publisher : State University of New York Press
Total Pages : 273
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ISBN-10 : 9780791488102
ISBN-13 : 0791488101
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Book Synopsis The Best Olympics Ever? by : Helen Jefferson Lenskyj

Download or read book The Best Olympics Ever? written by Helen Jefferson Lenskyj and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samarach's proclaiming the Sydney 2000 Olympics as the "best ever," the truth of the matter is much less one-sided. In The Best Olympics Ever? Helen Jefferson Lenskyj discloses what the Sydney 2000 Olympic industry suppressed: the real costs and impacts.


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