As the world s greatest sporting event, the Olympic Games has
always commanded intrigue, analysis and comment in equal measure.
This book looks to celebrate the significance of the Olympics,
their historical impact, controversies that presently surround them
and their possible future direction. It begins with a detailed, if
controversial, analysis of the scale of the modern Summer Olympics
and considers whether in fact the Games have simply become too big?
Thereafter considerable coverage is afforded the often contentious
bidding process, required of successful host cities wishing to
attract the Games, and asks why some cities are successful and
others are not. This book also reflects on the growing security
measures that surround the Olympics and considers their full impact
on the civil liberties of those impacted by them. For scholars of
the Olympic movement this book represents essential reading to
understand further the Olympic Games, their significance and
effect, as the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro draw ever
closer.
This book was published as a special issue of Sport in
Society."
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