{"product_id":"the-olympics-that-never-happened-denver-76-and-the-politics-of-growth-hardback-9781477326459","title":"The Olympics That Never Happened; Denver '76 and the Politics of Growth (Hardback) 9781477326459","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Olympics That Never Happened\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDenver '76 and the Politics of Growth\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAdam Berg (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477326459, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 February 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e342 pages, 19 b\u0026amp;w photos\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.3 cm, 0.594 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Olympics that Never Happened\u003c\/i\u003e maps Denver’s unique place in Olympic history with overwhelming detail...Berg’s historiography is complicated...but it explains the appetite driving initiatives that seem to help communities, especially when they are wrapped as patriotic gifts devoid of community scrutiny, until the community acts.\u003c\/div\u003e (Sport Literature Association) \u003cdiv\u003e[A] solidly put together study...this book is going to be relevant for scholars in several fields of history but also in urban planning and public policy.\u003c\/div\u003e (History: Reviews of New Books) \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Olympics That Never Happened: Denver ‘76 and the Politics of Growth\u003c\/i\u003e should appeal to a wide audience given the variety of topics covered. The book would serve as a solid secondary text on a course on the Olympics or politics in sport, as well as a useful supplemental text in any number of sport management courses, including courses on mega-events, economic impact, governance, ethics, sport history, sport in society, sport tourism, or sport ecology. The result of Berg’s considerable effort is a book that leaves the reader feeling as if no stone has been left unturned in explaining how the Denver ‘76 Winter Olympic Games never happened.\u003c\/div\u003e (Human Kinetics Journals: Journal of Sport Management) \u003cdiv\u003eThe research underpinning this study is broad, thorough, and impressive, including interviews with many of the key actors in the story. Herein lies the value of this book. More than simply filling in a gap in Olympic scholarship, it offers an engagingly written snapshot of how a diversity of Americans understood the social role of government at the very moment that globalization began forcing the state into retreat. Berg's monograph will hold interest for Olympic specialists and generalists alike.\u003c\/div\u003e (Journal of Sport History) \u003cdiv\u003eAdam Berg's \u003ci\u003eThe Olympics That Never Happened\u003c\/i\u003e is now the definitive account of this fascinating story, one that should interest a range of readers with interests in the history of the American West, post–World War II urban history, and social activist movements of the 1960s and 1970s. . . . Berg's excellent book makes a strong case that the most deserving example on that list-at least in terms of highlighting important themes in twentieth-century U.S. history-is the one historians and popular readers have long forgotten: Denver '76.\u003c\/div\u003e (Journal of American History)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA look back at how powerful politicians, business leaders, and a diverse cast of activists used a thwarted Olympics to shape the state of Colorado and the city of Denver.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e If you don’t recall the 1976 Denver Olympic Games, it’s because they never happened. The Mile-High City won the right to host the winter games and then was forced by Colorado citizens to back away from its successful Olympic bid through a statewide ballot initiative. Adam Berg details the powerful Colorado regime that gained the games for Denver and the grassroots activism that brought down its Olympic dreams, and he explores the legacy of this milestone moment for the games and politics in the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The ink was hardly dry on Denver’s host agreement when Mexican American and African American urbanites, white middle-class environmentalists, and fiscally concerned local politicians realized opposition to the Olympics provided them new political openings. The Olympics quickly became a platform for taking stands on a range of issues, from conservation to urban livability to the very idea of growth, which for decades had been unquestioned in Colorado. \u003ci\u003eThe Olympics That Never Happened\u003c\/i\u003e argues that hostility to the Olympics galvanized and empowered diverse citizens in a major US city, with long-term ramifications for Colorado and political activism elsewhere. The Olympics themselves were changed forever, compelling organizers to take seriously competing interests from subgroups within their communities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acronyms \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction: The Game behind the Games \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part I. The Bidders \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 1. The Origins of Olympic Dreams \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 2. Growth Crusaders \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 3. Faking an Olympic City \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 4. A Mass Soft Sell \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part II. The Opponents \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 5. Post–\u003cbr\u003eCivil Rights Advocacy in the City \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 6. Middle-Class Environmentalism in the Foothills \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 7. A Liberal Tax Revolt and the Public Relations Battle \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 8. Direct Democracy for Middle America \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part III. The Fate and Legacy of Denver '76 \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 9. The DOC’\u003cbr\u003eS Credibility and the Rhetoric of Olympism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 10. The Event Coalition and the Rights of Citizenship \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 11. The Momentum of the Moment \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Epilogue: The Games Go On \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52590988132632,"sku":"9781477326459","price":28.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-olympics-that-never-happened-denver-76-and-the-politics-of-growth-hardback-9781477326459","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}