Rethinking the Olympics: Cultural Histories of the Modern Games - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1935412051 ISBN 13 : 9781935412052

Editeur : Fitness Information Technology, Inc, U.S., 2010

Synopsis

A variety of viewpoints, in historical context, are presented in this anthology on the place of the Olympics as the leading international sport event from antiquity to pondering their future. This collection constitutes the most important academic and public policy issues affecting the Olympic Movement today. It should be required reading for anyone who wants to know about or bid for an Olympic Games. Part I presents seven articles devoted to Olympic history: the Games' legacy from antiquity, their modern evolution, and the most controversial Games of the modern era, the Berlin Games of 1936. Part II reviews the persistent problems and crises that confounded and defined the Olympic Games over time. The nine essays in this section focus on a variety of issues such as performance enhancement; the rise of commercialism; enduring controversies in the form of leadership, corruption, and the Cold War; and the politics of hosting Olympic Games. Finally, in Part III, the future of the Modern Olympic Movement is addressed from the perspective of the rapidly accelerating and mushrooming process of globalization.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fitness Information Technology, Inc, U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1935412051
• ISBN 13: 9781935412052
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 491
• Éditeur: Barney Ph.D. Robert K
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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