Wagg, Stephen
The London Olympics of 2012
1. The Contemporary Olympic Games — Commercial Juggernaut or the Price of Progress?
Stephen Wagg
2. The Games Come to London
Stephen Wagg
3. ‘It Remains Unclear How Local People Will Benefit …’: Post-Bid, Pre-Games — Prognostication and Protest
Stephen Wagg
4. Looking for Inspiration: The Politics of the Olympic Flame at London 2012
Stephen Wagg
5. ‘Isambard Kingdom Brunel Wasn’t a Marxist’: The Opening Ceremony of London 2012
Stephen Wagg
6. ‘Just Put Down the Pepsi …’: London 2012 and the Corporations
Stephen Wagg
7. How Good Does That Feel? London 2012: Media and Celebrity
Stephen Wagg
8. Islands of Gentrification? London 2012: Politics and Legacy
Stephen Wagg
Keywords: Social Sciences, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Social Policy, Media Studies, Sociology of Sport and Leisure, Cultural Policy, Popular Science in Sports
- Author(s)
- Wagg, Stephen
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2015
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Series
- Global Culture and Sport Series
- Page amount
- 219 pages
- Category
- Society
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9781137326348
- Printed ISBN
- 978-1-349-57644-9