The impact of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games : diminishing contrasts, increasing varieties

Author(s)

• Dixon, Kevin
• Gibbons, Tom

Bibliographic Information

The impact of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games : diminishing contrasts, increasing varieties

edited by Kevin Dixon and Tom Gibbons

（Palgrave pivot）

Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographic references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics were seen as a success and the hosts were praised for the promotion of equality, tolerance and unity as well as inspiring a legacy to continue these values. This volume contains a collection of sociological case studies which critically assess the diverse impacts of London 2012 and its key controversies.

Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction
• Kevin Dixon and Tom Gibbons 2. The 2012 Paralympics and Perceptions of Disability in the UK
• Stuart Braye, Kevin Dixon and Tom Gibbons 3. The GB Football Team for London 2012: What's all the fuss about?
• Tom Gibbons, Kevin Dixon, Stuart Braye 4. London 2012: The Women's Games? Examining the Photographic Evidence
• Amy Godoy-Pressland and Gerald Griggs 5. A Critical Examination of the London 2012 Legacy
• Mike McGuinness 6. Conclusion: Diminishing Contrasts, Increasing Varieties
• Tom Gibbons and Kevin Dixon

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Details

• NCID: BB22603292
• ISBN:
  • 9781137405074
  • 9781349487592
• LCCN: 2015302547
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Basingstoke
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 112 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : GV722 2012
  • DC23 : 306.4/8309421090512
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Olympic Games (30th : 2012 : London, England) -- Social aspects
  • LCSH : Paralympic Games (14th : 2012 : London, England) -- Social aspects
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB1163475X