Screen LibraryGlobal Olympics：historical and sociological studies of the modern games
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| Group Author: | ; |
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Elsevier JAI,
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| Publisher Address: | Amsterdam |
| Publication Dates: | c2005. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Research in the sociology of sport ; v. 3 |
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| Carrier Form: | xxv, 311 p.: ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780762311811 0762311819 |
| Index Number: | G811 |
| CLC: | G811.219 |
| Call Number: | G811.219/G562 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Coubertin's Olympic games : the greatest show on earth / Kevin B. Wamsley and Kevin Young -- From Olympia 776 BC to Athens 2004 : the origin and authenticity of the modern Olympic games / David Young -- The Olympic games experience : origins and early challenges / Douglas A. Brown -- The Nazi Olympics of 1936 / Arnd Krüger -- The Cold War games / Cesar R. Torres and Mark Dyreson -- Amateurism, high-performance sport, and the Olympics / Hart Cantelon -- Olympic men and women : the politics of gender in the modern games / Kevin B. Wamsley and Gertrud Pfister -- International politics and Olym |