Leisure Studies, Volume 31, Issue 3 (2012)

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Leisure, Culture and the Olympic Games

Editorial

Editorial
Leisure, culture and the Olympic games
John Horne
Pages: 261-263
Published online: 19 Jun 2012
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Research note

Article
Retrospective reflections on the Black American male athlete and the 1968 Olympics: an elite interview with Dr Harry Edwards
Steven Waller, Fritz Polite & LeQuez Spearman
Pages: 265-270
Published online: 18 Apr 2012
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Papers

Article
The sociocultural legacy of the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games
Ji-Hyun Cho & Alan Bairner
Pages: 271-289
Published online: 18 Nov 2011
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Complex context: Aboriginal participation in hosting the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games
Jennifer J. Silver, Zoë A. Meletis & Priya Vadi
Pages: 291-308
Published online: 17 Jan 2012
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Beyond the Games: regeneration legacies and London 2012
Larissa E. Davies
Pages: 309-337
Published online: 06 Feb 2012
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A vision of London in the twenty-first century or just terrifying monsters: a semiotic analysis of the official mascots for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Gerald Griggs, Ina Freeman, Peter Knight & Norman O’Reilly
Pages: 339-354
Published online: 21 Mar 2012
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The Olympics as a platform for protest: a case study of the London 2012 ‘ethical’ Games and the Play Fair campaign for workers’ rights
Jill Timms
Pages: 355-372
Published online: 25 Apr 2012
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Book reviews

Book Review
The Olympics: the basics
Donna Wong
Pages: 373-375
Published online: 11 May 2012
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Olympic women and the media
Sarah Gray
Pages: 375-378
Published online: 04 Oct 2011
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Olympic Cities: 2012 and the remaking of London
Geoff Nichols
Pages: 378-380
Published online: 04 Oct 2011
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Book Review
Understanding the Olympics
Katharina Lindner
Pages: 380-381
Published online: 19 Jun 2012
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Book Review
The British Olympics: Britain’s Olympic heritage 1612–2012
Garry Whannel
Pages: 382-383
Published online: 19 Jun 2012
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