The Olympic Games explained : a student guide to the evolution of the modern Olympic Games / Vassil Girginov and Jim Parry.

Author
Girginov, Vassil, 1956- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
Description
1 online resource (232 p.)

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Series
Student sport studies. [More in this series]
Summary note
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
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Description based upon print version of record.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-270) and index.
Language note
English
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
ISBN
  • 1-134-28150-1
  • 1-134-28151-X
  • 0-203-33170-2
  • 9786610232819
  • 1-280-23281-1
OCLC
  • 475906291
  • 437059390
  • 62325914
Doi
  • 10.4324/9780203331705
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