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London, 2012 - How Was it for Us? (Paperback, New)
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London, 2012 - How Was it for Us? (Paperback, New)
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The London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics will be the biggest single
sporting event in the UK in our lifetimes. The memories of that
summer of sport will remain with us forever, but what did those
four weeks tell us about ourselves, our society's values and its
possibilities? This collection of critical reflections is not
anti-Olympics nor against sport. The writers instead imaginatively
address the reality of the Games' impact, question what the
ceremonies and Team GB represented, and deconstruct the organisers'
claims of economic regeneration and boosting participation. This an
essential and exciting read for all who understand and appreciate
that London 2012 meant something, but are unsure what. Contributors
include world-class experts in Olympism, writers and journalists
who reported on and were inspired by the Games, social and cultural
critics, sports policy consultants and sport campaigners.
Contributors: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Barbara Bell, Billy Bragg, Ben
Carrington, Anne Coddington, Gareth Edwards, Bob Gilbert, Eliane
Glaser, David Howe, Kate Hughes, Suzanne Moore, Mark Perryman,
Gavin Poynter, David Renton, Andrew Simms, Mark Steel, Alan
Tomlinson, Zoe Williams. Mark Perryman is the author of the widely
acclaimed Why the Olympics Aren't Good For Us And How They Can Be.
During London 2012 he was a frequent media commentator on the
politics of the Games. Mark is a Research Fellow in sport and
leisure culture at the University of Brighton and author of a
number of books on football, Englishness and national identity. He
is also co-founder of the self-styled 'sporting outfitters of
intellectual distinction' aka www.philosophyfootball.com.
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