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International sporting events and human rights : does the host nation play fair? / Zack Bowersox.

Van Pelt Library GV721 .B66 2018
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Bowersox, Zack, author.
Series:
Lexington research in sports, politics, and international relations
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Hosting of sporting events--Political aspects.
Hosting of sporting events.
Hosting of sporting events--Social aspects.
Human rights--Cross-cultural studies.
Human rights.
Sports--Social aspects.
Sports.
Sports--Political aspects--Cross-cultural studies.
Sports administration--Cross-cultural studies.
Sports administration.
International organization.
Sports--Political aspects.
Social aspects.
Genre:
Cross-cultural studies.
Physical Description:
xxiv, 203 pages ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2019]
Summary:
"This work tests the relationship between international sporting events and human rights. It finds that hosts are sensitive to the increased attention their position brings and are more likely to then behave themselves"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Sport in society
Sport and the international system
International organization and sport
Human rights and international sporting events
Expressive rights and international sporting events
International sporting events and human trafficking
Women's rights and international sporting events
ISOs and human rights.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Format:
Online version: Bowersox, Zack, author. International sporting events and human rights
ISBN:
9781498562188
1498562183
OCLC:
1048935612

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