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Games of discontent : protests, boycotts, and politics at the 1968 Mexico olympics / Harry Blutstein.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Blutstein, Harry, author.
Series:
McGill-Queen's Studies in Protest, Power, and Resistance
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Olympic Games--(19th : 1968 : Mexico City, Mexico).
Olympic Games.
Olympics--Political aspects.
Olympics.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (viii, 229 pages)
Place of Publication:
Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2021]
Summary:
Describing a range of protest activities preceding and surrounding the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico, Games of Discontent shines light on the world during a politically transformative time when discontents were able, for the first time, to globalize their protests.
Contents:
Front Matter
Contents
Figures
Acknowledgments
Author's Note
Introduction
Bidding for Olympic Glory
True Colours
Manufacturing Discontent
Revolt of the Black Athlete
The Tlatelolco Massacre
Let the Fiesta Begin
The Salute
Take the Money and Run
Berets, Smiles, and Fear and Loathing in Mexico
After Spring, Mexico
Adiós, Hasta la Vista
Bearing Witness
Epilogue
Notes
Index
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9780228006947
0228006945
9780228006930
0228006937
OCLC:
1226071386

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