The Olympic Games Explained
A Student Guide to the Evolution of the Modern Olympic Games
1st Edition
Published on 1. March 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-415-34604-7 (ISBN)
Description
An awesome festival of sporting excellence and competition, the Olympic Games have now evolved into a major international event with great cultural, political, economic and social importance.
The Olympic Games Explained is an introductory guide to the history and meaning of the four-yearly phenomenon that is the modern Olympic Games. The book provides a comprehensive overview of 'Olympism' from its Ancient Greek origins through the beginnings of the International Olympic Committee to the global Olympic Movement in the twenty-first century.
Each chapter offers a range of study tasks and review questions to help students develop their understanding of key concepts in Olympic studies.
The Olympic Games Explained is an introductory guide to the history and meaning of the four-yearly phenomenon that is the modern Olympic Games. The book provides a comprehensive overview of 'Olympism' from its Ancient Greek origins through the beginnings of the International Olympic Committee to the global Olympic Movement in the twenty-first century.
Each chapter offers a range of study tasks and review questions to help students develop their understanding of key concepts in Olympic studies.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
30 s/w Abbildungen, 7 s/w Zeichnungen
7 Line drawings, black and white; 30 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
445 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-34604-7 (9780415346047)
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Jim Parry | Vassil Girginov
The Olympic Games Explained
A Student Guide to the Evolution of the Modern Olympic Games
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12/2004
1st Edition
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Jim Parry | Vassil Girginov
The Olympic Games Explained
A Student Guide to the Evolution of the Modern Olympic Games
E-Book
11/2004
1st Edition
Routledge
€78.99
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Jim Parry | Vassil Girginov
The Olympic Games Explained
A Student Guide to the Evolution of the Modern Olympic Games
E-Book
11/2004
1st Edition
Routledge
€78.99
Available for download
Persons
Vassil Girginov is Senior Lecturer in Leisure and Sport Studies at the University of Luton. He is a founding member of the Bulgarian Olympic Academy. His research interests include the Olympic movement and Eastern European sport. Jim Parry is Senior Lecturer and former Head of the School of Philosophy at the University of Leeds. He is the founding Director of the British Olympic Academy and a consultant with the International Olympic Academy. He held the International Chair in Olympism at the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 2003.
Content
Introduction - The Modern Olympic Movement Chapter 1. The Olympic Idea Chapter 2. The Ancient Olympic Games Chapter 3. Revival of the Modern Olympic Games Chapter 4. Britain in the Olympic Movement Chapter 5. The Paralympic Games Chapter 6. The Mass Media and the Olympic Games Chapter 7. Marketing and the Olympic Movement Chapter 8. Economic and Environmental Impact of the Olympic Games Chapter 9. Organising the Olympic Games Chapter 10. Politics and the Olympic Games Chapter 11. Olympic Ethics Chapter 12. Doping Chapter 13. Olympic Art Chapter 14. Olympic Education - Celebrating the Olympics Chapter 15. Case Studies: Sydney 2000; Salt Lake City 2002; London Bid for the 2012 Olympic Games