Handbook of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Volume Two: Celebrating the Games

The book is divided into two volumes: Volume Two - Celebrating the Games, examines the period of competition and immediately afterwards, covering key topics such as:

• London welcomes the world - hospitality and the look of the games
• Experiencing the games -spectators, tourists, volunteers, shoppers, viewers
• Media and communications
• Running the games
• Creating Olympic celebrities
• Protesting the games
• Commerce, retail and consumption
• Documenting London 2012 in films and books
• The legacy of the 2012 Games for London, the UK and the Olympic Movement

Richly illustrated with the personal accounts of key stakeholders, from sports administrators and politicians to athletes and spectators, and including essential data and evocative visual material, this book is essential reading for anybody with a personal or professional interest in the Olympic and Paralympic Games, global culture or the development of sport.