The Olympic games : a social science perspective /
Toohey, Kristine.
The Olympic games : a social science perspective / Kristine Toohey and A.J. Veal. - 2nd ed. - Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., c2007. - xiv, 348 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780851998091 (alk. paper) 9780851998091 (pbk.)
2007025556
Olympics--Social aspects.
Olympics--History.
GV721.5 / .T64 2007
796.48/TOO
The Olympic games : a social science perspective / Kristine Toohey and A.J. Veal. - 2nd ed. - Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., c2007. - xiv, 348 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780851998091 (alk. paper) 9780851998091 (pbk.)
2007025556
Olympics--Social aspects.
Olympics--History.
GV721.5 / .T64 2007
796.48/TOO