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Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-09-12 - Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
" A clear-eyed, critical examination of the social, political, and economic costs of hosting the 2016 summer Olympics The selection of Rio de Janeiro as the sit
Language: en
Pages: 242
Pages: 242
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-05-02 - Publisher: University Press of New England
In 2013 and 2014, some of Massachusetts' wealthiest and most powerful individuals hatched an audacious plan to bring the 2024 Summer Olympics to Boston. Like th
Language: en
Pages: 243
Pages: 243
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-07-27 - Publisher: Rutgers University Press
The Olympics have developed into the world's premier sporting event. They are simultaneously a competitive exhibition and a grand display of cooperation that br
Language: en
Pages: 352
Pages: 352
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-07-28 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster
From prizewinning journalist and Brazilian native Juliana Barbassa comes a deeply reported and beautifully written account of the seductive and chaotic city of