Contesting the Olympics in American Cities: Chicago 2016, Boston 2024, Los Angeles 2028

This book examines the changing nature of opposition to bidding for and hosting the Olympic Games in contemporary American cities. It explores and critiques the process by which cities bid for the Olympics in the current context of the International Olympic Committee's changing bid requirements and from the social justice perspectives of Olympics opponents. Using detailed case studies of the Olympic bids in Chicago, Boston, and Los Angeles, it shows how opposition to bidding for and hosting the Olympics has changed dramatically in American cities.

Author: Greg Andranovich, Matthew J. Burbank
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 09/27/2021
Pages: 113
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.31d
ISBN13: 9789811650932
ISBN10: 9811650934
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology | Urban
- Social Science | Human Geography
- Political Science | Public Policy | General

About the Author

Greg Andranovich is emeritus professor of political science at California State University, Los Angeles.

Matthew J. Burbank is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Utah.