In Activism and the Olympics, Boykoff provides a critical overview of the Olympic industry and its political opponents in the modern era. After presenting a brief history of Olympic activism, he turns his attention to on-the-ground activism through the lens of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, drawing from personal interviews with activists, journalists, civil libertarians, and Olympic organizers. 

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Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Olympics and Me

1. Understanding the Olympic Games

2. Space Matters: The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics

3. London Calling: Activism and the 2012 Summer Olympics

4. Media and the Olympics

5. Looking Ahead through the Rearview Mirror

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Index