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The Olympic Games and the Environment - (Global Culture and Sport) by J Karamichas (Paperback)

The Olympic Games and the Environment - (Global Culture and Sport) by  J Karamichas (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This book examines the environmental credentials of Olympic Host cities and the opportunities afforded by hosting the Games towards the ecological modernization of the host nation by using perspectives offered by environmental sociology. It also sets out projections for the environmental legacy of London 2012.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>JOHN KARAMICHAS Lecturer in Sociology at Queen's University, Belfast, UK. He has recently published articles on environmental politics and policy in the <em>Journal of Modern Greek Studies, South European Society and Politics, Mediterranean Politics, Human Ecology Review, and Environmental Politics.</em> He has also published with Graeme Hayes<em>, Olympics, Mega-Events and Civil Societies: Globalization, Environment, Resistance.</em><br>

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