Living with London's Olympics: An Ethnography

By Iain Lindsay and Iain Lindsay

Book Overview

Preface
Prologue Introduction: In Pursuit of Olympic Gold
1. The New(Ham) World
2. The 2012 Transition: Process and Politics
3. Newham Divide and Document
4. Life in the Shadow of the Olympic Torch
5. Employment and Capital Gains
6. The Rings of Exclusion
7. Securitization: The Olympic Lockdown? 8. Big Game Hunting: Baiting the Hooks
9. Going for the Gold: The All-Consuming 2012 Ethos
10. Conclusion: Extinguishing the Olympic
Epilogue

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349498556
• ISBN13: 9781349498550
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"