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Inside the Olympic Industry, Power, Politics and Activism
Mega-Events and Modernity, Olympics and Expos in the Growth of Global Culture
The Best Olympics Ever?: Social impacts of Sydney 2000
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Sports Mega-Events, Social scientific analyses of a global phenomenon
Olympic Dreams: The Impact of Mega-Events on Local Politics
The Beijing Olympiad, China's Human Rights Record and Western Orientalism
Olympic Industry Resistance

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