The Ideals of Global Sport From Peace to Human Rights |
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| Editor:
| Keys, Barbara J. |
| Series title: | Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8122-5150-0 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2019 |
| Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $54.95 |
Book Description:
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Does international sport make the world a better place? This volume critically examines the claims that global sports events promote peace, mutual understanding, antiracism, and democracy, and exposes repeated shortcomings in human rights protection, from the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games to Brazil's 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.
Does international sport make the world a better place? This volume critically examines the claims that global sports events promote peace, mutual understanding, antiracism, and democracy, and exposes repeated shortcomings in human rights protection, from the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games to Brazil's 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.