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Understanding the Olympics - Couverture souple

Horne, John

 
9780415558365: Understanding the Olympics
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0415558360 ISBN 13 : 9780415558365
Editeur : Routledge, 2011

Synopsis

The Olympic Games is unquestionably the greatest sporting event on earth, with television audiences measured in billions of viewers. By what process did the Olympics evolve into this multi-national phenomenon? How can an understanding of the Olympic Games help us to better understand international sport and society? And what will be the true impact and legacy of the London Olympics in 2012?

Understanding the Olympics answers all of these questions, and more, by exploring the full social, cultural, political, historical and economic context to the Olympic Games. It traces the history of the Olympic movement from its origins in ancient Greece, through its revival in the nineteenth century, to the modern mega-event of today. The book introduces the reader to all of the key themes in contemporary Olympic Studies, including:

  • Olympic politics
  • nationalism and internationalism
  • access and equity
  • festival and spectacle
  • urban development
  • political economy
  • processes of commercialization
  • the Olympics and the media
  • Olympic futures.

Written to engage and inform, the book includes illustrations, information boxes, chronologies, glossaries and `Olympic Stories’ in every chapter. No other book offers such a comprehensive and thoughtful introduction to the Olympic Games and is therefore essential reading for anybody with an interest in the Olympics or the wider relationship between sport and society.

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À propos de l'auteur

John Horne is Professor of Sport and Sociology at the University of Central Lancashire, UK. Garry Whannel is Professor of Media Cultures at the University of Bedfordshire, UK.

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0415558360
ISBN 13 
9780415558365
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
256
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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