The commercialization of the Olympics: Cities, corporations, and the Olympic commodity

Alan Tomlinson

The commercialization of the Olympics: Cities, corporations, and the Olympic commodity

Alan Tomlinson

University of Brighton

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Global Olympics: Historical and Sociological Studies of the Modern Games
Editors	K Young, K Wamsley
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	JAI Press
Pages	179-200
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Print)	0762311819
Publication status	Published - Dec 2005

Publication series

Name	Research in the Sociology of Sport

Keywords

olympics
sport and leisure cultures
commodifying the olympics
sporting events
commercialisation

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Tomlinson, A. (2005). The commercialization of the Olympics: Cities, corporations, and the Olympic commodity. In K. Young, & K. Wamsley (Eds.), The Global Olympics: Historical and Sociological Studies of the Modern Games (pp. 179-200). (Research in the Sociology of Sport). JAI Press. http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/bookdescription.cws_home/707099/description#description

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