The Olympic games : a social science perspective / Kristine Toohey and A.J. Veal.
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TextPublication details: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., c2007.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiv, 348 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: - 9780851998091 (alk. paper)
- 9780851998091 (pbk.)
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- GV721.5 .T64 2007
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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.
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