This Great Symbol: Pierre de Coubertin and the Origins of the Modern Olympic Games (Sport in the Global Society) - Couverture souple

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Macaloon, John J. J.

 
9780415494946: This Great Symbol: Pierre de Coubertin and the Origins of the Modern Olympic Games (Sport in the Global Society)
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ISBN 10 : 041549494X ISBN 13 : 9780415494946
Editeur : Routledge, 2007

Synopsis

This Great Symbol is the definitive study of the origins of the modern Olympic Games and of their founder, Pierre de Coubertin, whose ideological stamp the Olympics still bear. Behind this fascinating blend of biography and history lies an impressive framework of cultural, social, and psychological theories skilfully employed to interpret the creation and symbolism of the modern Olympic Games. Hailed as both a classic in sport history and as a paradigmatic study in the anthropology of the past, This Great Symbol helped launch the new collaboration between historians and cultural anthropologists that continues to mark the human sciences worldwide. For this 25th anniversary edition, Professor MacAloon adds a new preface evaluating subsequent scholarship on Coubertin and the Olympic origins and a highly personal afterword describing the impact of This Great Symbol on his own subsequent career as an Olympic anthropologist and cultural performance theorist.

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À propos de l'auteur

John J. MacAloon is Professor and Academic Associate Dean in the Social Sciences Graduate Division and Professor in The College at The University of Chicago. His anthropological and historical studies of the modern Olympic Movement and Olympic Games have earned a global reputation. He was an executive member of the International Olympic Committee 2000 Reform Commission and has advised many Olympic bid and organizing committees and National Olympic Committees.

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
041549494X
ISBN 13 
9780415494946
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
378
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780226500010: This Great Symbol: Pierre De Coubertin and the Origins of the Modern Olympic Games

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0226500012 ISBN 13 :  9780226500010
Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 1984
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