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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792407803321

Titolo

The politics of the Olympics : a survey / / Alan Bairner and Gyozo Molnar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-96302-2

1-136-96303-0

1-282-58625-4

1-78034-761-8

9786612586255

0-203-85053-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Disciplina

306.483

796.48

Soggetti

Olympics - Political aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Foreword; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; The editors and contributors; Abbreviations; Essays; The politics of the Olympics: An introduction; Olympic power, Olympic politics: Behind the scenes; The politics of hosting the Olympic Games; Politics of gender through the Olympics: The changing nature of women's involvement in the Olympics; The politics of performance enhancement in the Olympic Games; Disability, Olympism and Paralympism; The Olympics and terrorism; Berlin 1936; The Olympics and the Cold War: An Eastern European perspective

The Olympics in the post-Soviet era: The case of the two KoreasTaiwanese identities and the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games; A-Z Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

With the ever increasing global significance of the Olympic Games, it has never been more topical to address the political issues that surround, influence and emanate from this quadrennial sporting mega event. In terms of the most recent evidence of the politics of the Olympics, the 2008 Beijing Games were riddled with political messages



and content from the outset, and provided a global stage for protesters with numerous agendas. These included, to name but a few, proposed boycotts, potential terrorist attacks, the question of open media access, protests against Chinaa (TM)s political practi