Forman's Games : The Dark Underside of the London Olympics [1 ed.] 9781785901249, 9781785901157

On 6 July 2005, the world held a collective intake of breath as IOC president Jacques Rogge declared: 'The games of

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Forman's Games : The Dark Underside of the London Olympics [1 ed.]
9781785901249, 9781785901157

The Olympics have developed into the world's premier sporting event. They are simultaneously a competitive exhibiti

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When billions poured into the neglected east London borough hosting the 2012 Olympics, a turf war broke out between crim

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President Vladimir Putin’s Olympic venture put the workings of contemporary Russia on vivid display. The Sochi Olympics

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More than Just Games brings to life the collision of politics, patriotism, and the passion of sport on the eve of the Se

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To most observers, the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, were an unmitigated success. That year, the unlikel

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The definitive sports and social history of the modern Olympic games―by a New York Times best-selling sportswriter. A

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The year 1968 was ablaze with passion and mayhem as protests erupted in Paris and Prague, throughout the United States,

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The Olympic Games have had two lives--the first lasted for a millennium with celebrations every four years at Olympia to

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‘A pioneering and long-awaited book … a delightful read’ –Hindustan Times ‘The first detailed history of India’s Olympi

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This book offers a detailed account of the employment promises made to local East Londoners when the Summer Olympic Game

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