Toohey, Kristine. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780851998091 (alk. paper) 9780851998091 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007025556 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Olympics--Social aspects.<br/>Olympics--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GV721.5  / .T64 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>796.48/TOO