'The Day the Flame Came to Town': the Olympic flame, symbol, community and commodification

Debates regarding the Olympic Flame Relay oscillate between questions concerning the symbolic value of the Relay and the commodified nature of the Games more generally. While some argue for the potential intercultural understanding that the Flame Relay fosters, others point to the extent to which Ol...

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Main Authors:	Joseph Maguire, Jack Black, Becky Darlington
Format:	Default Article
Published:	2015
Subjects:	Other health sciences not elsewhere classified Sociology not elsewhere classified untagged Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified Sociology
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/21158
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