Winters of discontent : the Winter Olympics and a half century of protest and resistance /

"Every four years, the Winter Olympics become a focal point for activism and resistance. But in the modern era, mere bids to host the Games have sparked fierce opposition from groups motivated by local or global concerns. Russell Field edits a collection that charts the evolution of protest aro...

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Beste egile batzuk: Field, Russell (Argitaratzailea)
Formatua: Licensed eBooks
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Argitaratua: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2025]
Saila:Sport and society.
Sarrera elektronikoa:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/jj.21154990
Aurkibidea:
  • Chapter 1. Banff 1972: Sportsmen, conservationists, and the debate over Banff National Park / Russell Field
  • Chapter 2. Denver 1976: Framing the battle over whether to host a winter Olympics / Adam Berg
  • Chapter 3. Mohkinstsis (Calgary) 1988: Settler colonial roots of Olympic environmentalism and the disavowal of Indigenous rights / Christine O'Bonsawin
  • Chapter 4. Vancouver 2010: A convergence of protest movements / Jules Boykoff
  • Chapter 5. Sochi 2014: The quarry outside
  • My window and other geographies of protest / Sven Daniel Wolfe
  • Chapter 6. PyeongChang 2018: Making sense of "failed" resistance / Liv Yoon
  • Chapter 7. Oslo 2022: The ethics of the Norwegian people and the spirit of the Olympic movement / Jan Ove Tangen and Bieke Gils
  • Chapter 8. Sapporo 2030: A history of Winter Olympic bids in terms of the United Nations' sustainable development goals / Keiko Ikeda and Tyrel Eskelson
  • Epilogue: The evolution of Winter
  • Olympic resistance / Russell Field.