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The Olympic Games explained : a student guide to the evolution of the modern Olympic Games / Vassil Girginov and Jim Parry.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Girginov, Vassil, 1956-
- Series:
- Student sport studies.
- Student sport studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Olympics--History.
- Olympics.
- Olympics--Philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (232 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This multidisciplinary text is a comprehensive introduction to the central themes and background of the modern Games.The text considers a range of topics including: the ancient Olympicsthe modern revival of the nineteenth century the development of the Games throughout the twentieth century. the media and the OlympicsOlympic marketing and sponsorship.Complemented by a dedicated website offering access to unique archive and other document sources, this book brings its audience the best Olympic educational expertise available
- Contents:
- BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER ONE: THE IDEA OF OLYMPISM; CHAPTER TWO: THE ANCIENT OLYMPIC GAMES; CHAPTER THREE: REVIVAL OF THE MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES; CHAPTER FOUR: BRITAIN IN THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT; CHAPTER FIVE: THE PARALYMPIC GAMES; CHAPTER SIX: THE OLYMPICS AND THE MASS MEDIA; CHAPTER SEVEN: OLYMPIC MARKETING; CHAPTER EIGHT: ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES; CHAPTER NINE: ORGANISING THE OLYMPIC GAMES; CHAPTER TEN: OLYMPIC POLITICS; CHAPTER ELEVEN: ETHICS OF SPORT AND OLYMPISM
- CHAPTER TWELVE: DRUGS AND THE OLYMPIC GAMESCHAPTER THIRTEEN: SPORT, ART AND THE OLYMPICS; CHAPTER FOURTEEN: OLYMPIC EDUCATION-CELEBRATING THE OLYMPICS; CHAPTER FIFTEEN: CASE STUDIES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-270) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-28150-1
- 1-134-28151-X
- 0-203-33170-2
- 9786610232819
- 1-280-23281-1
- 9780203331705
- OCLC:
- 475906291
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