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Analysing the politics of the 2012 London Olympics, Stephen Wagg examines the framing of London's bid to host the Games, arguments about the Games' likely impact and the establishment of 'Fortress London' to protect the Games. The book asks who won, and who lost out, in this important event as well as exploring its media coverage and legacy

"Acknowledgements" -- "Contents" -- "Contributors" -- "Introduction: Sport and Protest" -- "References" -- "'Deeds, Not Words': Emily Wilding Davison and the Epsom Derby 1913 Revisited" -- " Before Derby Day" -- " Embodied Political Protest" -- " 'No Surrender!': From Holloway to Derby Day" -- " Innovation: Sport as a Platform for Political Protest" -- " Aftermath" -- " 'It Wasn't Just Emily Davison' Revisited: Sport as a Platform for Political Protest" -- " Conclusion" -- "References" -- "Women's Olympics: Protest, Strategy or Both?" -- " Women's Sport in Women's Hands?" -- " Track and Field Timelines" -- " Voting Patterns: IAAF, IOC, FSFI" -- " Alice Milliat, Feminist?" -- " Sophie Eliott-Lynn" -- " Conclusion" -- "References" -- "A Most Contentious Contest: Politics and Protests at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" -- " Boycott Berlin!" -- " Policing, Persecution, and Protest" -- " Alternative Games" -- " Legacies" -- "References" -- "Splitting the World of International Sport: The 1963 Games of the New Emerging Forces and the Politics of Challenging the Global Sport Order" -- " The First World Anticipates GANEFO" -- " Sporting Consequences: The IOC Responds to GANEFO" -- " Southeast Asia and the Second World" -- " Allies, Warm Bodies, and Contested Meanings" -- " Conclusion" -- "References" -- "Archival Sources " -- "Secondary Literature" -- ""Memorias del'68: Media, Massacre, and the Construction of Collective Memories"" -- " Hybrid Framing Theory and the Importance of Collective Memory" -- " Mexican Television in Historical Context" -- " The Student Movements and the Olympics of 1968" -- " News Coverage of the Tlatelolco Massacre and the Olympics" -- " Coverage of 1968 Four Decades Later" -- " Yuriria Sierra, Cadena Tres Noticias, Segunda Emisión".

chapter 1. Defining leisure and leisure studies -- chapter 2. Studying and measuring leisure -- chapter 3. Time, history and leisure -- chapter 4. Caution : children at play -- chapter 5. Growing up and getting out -- chapter 6. Staying in and settling down -- chapter 7. Divided leisure : leisure and social class -- chapter 8. Turning points -- chapter 9. Home alone : demography and ageing -- chapter 10. Leisure and the future

Thatcher''s Grandchildren explores sociological and political issues about childhood that have that have become increasingly significant in the twenty first century within a political landscape framed by neo-liberalism. Issues addressed include child protection and abuse, the media, education and schooling, and poverty

"Thatcher's Grandchildren" explores sociological and political issues about childhood that have that have become increasingly significant in the twenty first century within a political landscape framed by neo-liberalism. In this edited collection, leading writers explore constructions of childhood and address social and political issues involving children in a number of key areas, both nationally and internationally. Issues addressed include child protection and abuse, the media, education and schooling, and poverty