Books by John Rennie Short
“I think he provides the most realistic and valuable analysis of the basic facts and figures: how much things cost, who pays for them and whether there are cost overruns. The Olympic industry has a habit—and the Olympic organizing committees and IOC and so on have a habit—of presenting figures in a way that suggests that certain Olympics broke even, if not made a profit.” Read more...
The best books on The Dark Side of the Olympics
Helen J Lenskyj, Social Scientist
Interviews where books by John Rennie Short were recommended
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The Politics of the Olympic Games
by Richard Espy -
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Five Ring Circus: Money, Power, and Politics at the Olympic Games
by Alan Tomlinson and Garry Whannel -
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The Lords of the Rings: Power, Money, and Drugs in the Modern Olympics
by Vyv Simson and Andrew Jennings -
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Inside the Olympic Industry: Power, Politics, and Activism
by Helen Jefferson Lenskyj -
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Hosting the Olympic Games: the Real Costs for Cities
by John Rennie Short
The best books on The Dark Side of the Olympics, recommended by Helen J Lenskyj
The best books on The Dark Side of the Olympics, recommended by Helen J Lenskyj
The Olympics are big business—but the extent to which they benefit their host cities is increasingly called into question. They’ve also long been enmired in political controversy. Here Helen J Lenskyj, the academic and anti-Olympics activist, discusses the malign influence of big business, and the inseparability of sport and politics, as she chooses her best books on the bad side of the Olympics.
