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UNINA9910446319303321 |
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Autore |
Toohey Kristine |
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Titolo |
The Olympic games : a social science perspective / / Kristine Toohey and A.J. Veal |
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Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : CABI Pub., , [2007] |
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©2007 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (362 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Olympics - Social aspects |
Olympics - History |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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This 2nd edition of a highly successful book (published in 2000) provides a comprehensive, critical analysis of the Olympic Games using a multi-disciplinary social science approach. This revised edition contains much new data relating to the Sydney 2000 Games and their aftermath; and preparations for Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Games. The book is broad-ranging and independent in its coverage, and includes the use of drugs, sex testing, accusations of power abuse among members of the IOC, the Games as a stage for political protest, media-related controversies, economic costs and benefits of th |
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