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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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 English |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2023] ©2023 |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Terry and Jan Todd Series on Physical Culture and Sports
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (342 p.) :; 19 b&w photos |
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Table of Contents:
- 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