The Olympics that Never Happened : : Denver '76 and the Politics of Growth / / Adam Berg.
If you don’t recall the 1976 Denver Olympic Games, it’s because they never happened. The Mile-High City won the right to host the winter games and then was forced by Colorado citizens to back away from its successful Olympic bid through a statewide ballot initiative. Adam Berg details the powerful C...
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Berg, Adam, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Olympics that Never Happened : Denver '76 and the Politics of Growth / Adam Berg. Austin : University of Texas Press, [2023] ©2023 1 online resource (342 p.) : 19 b&w photos text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Terry and Jan Todd Series on Physical Culture and Sports Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acronyms -- Introduction : The Game behind the Games -- PART 1. The Bidders -- 1. The Origins of Olympic Dreams -- 2. Growth Crusaders -- 3. Faking an Olympic City -- 4. A Mass Soft Sell -- PART 2. The Opponents -- 5. Post–Civil Rights Advocacy in the City -- 6. Middle-Class Environmentalism in the Foothills -- 7. A Liberal Tax Revolt and the Public Relations Battle -- 8. Direct Democracy for Middle America -- PART 3. The Fate and Legacy of Denver -- 9. The DOC’S Credibility and the Rhetoric of Olympism -- 10. The Event Coalition and the Rights of Citizenship -- 11. The Momentum of the Moment -- Epilogue: The Games Go On -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star If you don’t recall the 1976 Denver Olympic Games, it’s because they never happened. The Mile-High City won the right to host the winter games and then was forced by Colorado citizens to back away from its successful Olympic bid through a statewide ballot initiative. Adam Berg details the powerful Colorado regime that gained the games for Denver and the grassroots activism that brought down its Olympic dreams, and he explores the legacy of this milestone moment for the games and politics in the United States. The ink was hardly dry on Denver’s host agreement when Mexican American and African American urbanites, white middle-class environmentalists, and fiscally concerned local politicians realized opposition to the Olympics provided them new political openings. The Olympics quickly became a platform for taking stands on a range of issues, from conservation to urban livability to the very idea of growth, which for decades had been unquestioned in Colorado. The Olympics That Never Happened argues that hostility to the Olympics galvanized and empowered diverse citizens in a major US city, with long-term ramifications for Colorado and political activism elsewhere. The Olympics themselves were changed forever, compelling organizers to take seriously competing interests from subgroups within their communities. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Mai 2023) HISTORY / General. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 English 9783111319292 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 9783111318912 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE History 2023 English 9783111319131 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE History 2023 9783111318189 ZDB-23-DEG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package 2023 9783110797824 print 9781477326459 https://doi.org/10.7560/326459 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781477326466 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781477326466/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acronyms -- Introduction : The Game behind the Games -- PART 1. The Bidders -- 1. The Origins of Olympic Dreams -- 2. Growth Crusaders -- 3. Faking an Olympic City -- 4. A Mass Soft Sell -- PART 2. The Opponents -- 5. Post–Civil Rights Advocacy in the City -- 6. Middle-Class Environmentalism in the Foothills -- 7. A Liberal Tax Revolt and the Public Relations Battle -- 8. Direct Democracy for Middle America -- PART 3. The Fate and Legacy of Denver -- 9. The DOC’S Credibility and the Rhetoric of Olympism -- 10. The Event Coalition and the Rights of Citizenship -- 11. The Momentum of the Moment -- Epilogue: The Games Go On -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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