Activism and the Olympics: Dissent at the Games in Vancouver and London
Jules Boykoff
Rutgers University Press
In <i>Activism and the Olympics</i>, 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.