LEADER 01230nam 2200325 a 4500001 99129230428706421 005 20200520144314.0 006 m o d | 007 cr -n--------- 008 040528s2005 enka ob 001 0 eng^^ 020 1-134-28150-1 020 1-134-28151-X 020 0-203-33170-2 020 9786610232819 020 1-280-23281-1 024 7 10.4324/9780203331705 |2doi 035 (CKB)1000000000448426 035 (EBL)199509 035 (OCoLC)475906291 035 (SSID)ssj0000214446 035 (PQKBManifestationID)11202370 035 (PQKBTitleCode)TC0000214446 035 (PQKBWorkID)10167114 035 (PQKB)10076127 035 (MiAaPQ)EBC199509 035 (Au-PeEL)EBL199509 035 (CaPaEBR)ebr10315164 035 (CaONFJC)MIL23281 035 (OCoLC)437059390 035 (OCoLC)62325914 035 (EXLCZ)991000000000448426 040 MiAaPQ |beng |erda |epn |cMiAaPQ |dMiAaPQ 041 eng 050 4 GV721.5 |b.G575 2004 082 0 796.48 |222 100 1 Girginov, Vassil, |d1956- 245 14 The Olympic Games explained : |ba student guide to the evolution of the modern Olympic Games / |cVassil Girginov and Jim Parry. 250 1st ed. 260 London ;New York : |bRoutledge, |c2005. 300 1 online resource (232 p.) 336 text |btxt 337 computer |bc 338 online resource |bcr 490 1 Student sport studies 500 Description based upon print version of record. 505 0 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 505 8 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 520 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 546 English 504 Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-270) and index. 650 0 Olympics |xHistory. 650 0 Olympics |xPhilosophy. 776 |z0-415-34604-5 776 |z0-415-34603-7 700 1 Parry, S. J. |q(S. Jim) 830 0 Student sport studies. 906 BOOK