India and the Olympics

Boria Majumdar Nalin Mehta

ISBN 10: 0415655110 / ISBN 13: 9780415655118

Edité par Taylor & Francis Group, 2013

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pp. 528.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: India and the Olympics
• Éditeur: Taylor & Francis Group
• Date de parution: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0415655110
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780415655118
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: New

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Synopsis

The Olympic movement, including the relevant records and statistics, provides a unique prism to understand the complex evolution of modern Indian society. Drawing on hitherto unused archival sources, this book examines the relations between India's place in the Olympic movement and the country's quest for a national and international identity.

À propos de l?auteur

Boria Majumdar is Senior Research Fellow at La Trobe University, Melbourne. He has taught aspects of the Olympic movement at the University of Chicago and the University of Toronto. Executive Academic Editor of Soccer and Society and Sport in Society, he also serves as joint General Editor of the series Sport in the Global Society. His most recent books include The Illustrated History of Indian Cricket and Goalless: The Story of a Unique Footballing Nation.

Nalin Mehta is an Honorary Research Fellow at La Trobe University, Melbourne and a Member of the International Board of Scholars, International Football Institute, University of Central Lancashire. A DFID-Commonwealth scholar, he has been a Fellow of the International Olympic Museum, Laussane, and Visiting Fellow at Australian National University, Canberra. A broadcast journalist for over ten years, he has worked with several India TV networks, most recently as Deputy News Editor at Times Now. Author of India on Television: How Satellite News Channels have Changed the Way We Think and Act, he currently works for UNAIDS.