An edition of The Olympic games (1999)

The Olympic games

a social science perspective

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An edition of The Olympic games (1999)

The Olympic games

a social science perspective

2nd ed.
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"This unique book provides a comprehensieve, critical analysis of the contemporary sporting and cultural phenomenon that is the Olympic Games. It draws on a range of perspectives including sociology, political science, history, and economics. It highlights the critical issues relating to the Games and looks forward to the 2000 Games to held in Sydney.

Accessible to the general reader, it is also for students in leisure and sports studies and related areas and contains a guide to the extensive literature available."--BOOK JACKET.

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CABI Pub.
Language
English
Pages
348

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Cover of: The Olympic Games
The Olympic Games: A Social Science Perspective (Cabi Publishing)
January 20, 2008, CABI
Paperback in English - 2 edition
Cover of: The Olympic games
The Olympic games: a social science perspective
2007, CABI Pub.
in English - 2nd ed.
Cover of: The Olympic Games
The Olympic Games: a social science perspective
2001, CABI Publishing
in English
Cover of: The Olympic games
The Olympic games: a social science perspective
2000, CABI Pub.
in English
Cover of: The Olympic games
The Olympic games: a social science approach
1999, CABI Pub.
in English

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Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK, Cambridge, MA

Table of Contents

Introduction: Studying the Olympic games
The ancient Olympics and their relevance to the modern games
The revival of the Olympic games
The modern Olympic phenomenon
Politics, nationalism, and the Olympic movement
The economics and financing of the games
The Olympics and the mass media
Doping and the Olympics
Women and the Olympic games
Case-studies of the summer Olympic games
The future of the Olympic games.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
796.48
Library of Congress
GV721.5 .T64 2007, GV721.5

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 348 p. :
Number of pages
348

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL18276711M
Internet Archive
olympicgamessoci0ed2tooh_i1z5
ISBN 13
9780851998091
LCCN
2007025556
Goodreads
3118633

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