I have, for some years, now researched and written about the Olympic Games, the mega-spectacle that, whilst inspiring cheers and celebration, simultaneously engulfs space(s) and evicts communities.
A couple of well researched and evidenced books about these histories are:
Perelman, M. (2012) Barbaric Sport: A Global Plague. New York/London: Verso.
Boykoff, J. (2016) Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics. London & New York: Verso.
