The Olympic Games and cultural policy / Beatriz Garcia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garcia, Beatriz, author.

Series:

Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society

Routledge research in sport, culture and society ; 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Olympic Games--(27th : 2000 : Sydney, N.S.W.).

Olympic Games.

Olympics--Social aspects.

Olympics.

Olympics--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This book explores how cultural policies are reflected in the design, management and promotion of the Olympic Games. Garcia examines the concept and evolution of cultural policies throughout the recent history of the Olympic Games and then specifically evaluates the cultural program of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. She argues that the cultural relevance of a major event is highly dependent on the consistency of the policy choices informing its cultural dimensions, and demonstrates how such events frequently fail to leave long-term cultural legacies, and are often unable to provide an experience that fully engages and represents the host community, due to their over-emphasis on an economic rather than a social and cultural agenda"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

pt. I. Cultural policy and the Olympics movement

pt. II. The Olympic games cultural programme : Olympic arts festivals in Sydney 2000

pt. III. Towards a culture-led Olympic games?

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-33598-6

1-283-70900-7

0-203-12292-5

1-136-33599-4

9780203122921

OCLC:

818114862