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Five ring circus : myths and realities of the Olympic games / Christopher A. Shaw.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shaw, Christopher A. (Christopher Ariel)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Olympics--Political aspects.
- Olympics.
- Olympics--Finance.
- Olympics--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Olympics--Economic aspects.
- Olympics--Environmental aspects.
- Olympics--History.
- International Olympic Committee.
- Olympic Winter Games--(21st : 2010 : Vancouver, B.C.).
- Olympic Winter Games.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (337 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Gabriola Island, B.C. : New Society Publishers, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An exposé of the greatest sham on earth!
- Contents:
- pt. 1. The first ring : the cult of the Olympics, Vancouver 2010 and the opposition
- pt. 2. The second ring : the hidden history of the Olympic games
- pt. 3. The third ring : it all starts with real estate
- pt. 4. The fourth ring : Olympic myths and realities
- pt. 5. The fifth ring : resistance to the Olympics.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-312) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-46527-9
- 1-55092-356-0
- OCLC:
- 607908388
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