The sexual and gender politics of sport mega-events : roving colonialism / Heather Sykes.

This study examines gender and sexuality in relation to colonialism of sport mega-events. Built around four case studies in postcolonial and settler colonial context : the Olympics in Vancouver, London and Sochi and soccer fans in the Egyptian revolution, the book examines sporting 'homonationa...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author:	Sykes, Heather Jane, 1962- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Series:	Routledge critical studies in sport.
Subjects:	Hosting of sporting events > Social aspects. Sports tournaments > Social aspects. Special events > Social aspects. Sports > Social aspects. Sex discrimination in sports. Discrimination in sports.