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Record Nr. |
UNINA9910816405103321 |
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Titolo |
The Sochi predicament : contexts, characteristics and challenges of the Olympic Winter Games in 2014 / / edited by Bo Petersson and Karina Vamling |
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Newcastle upon Tyne : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (268 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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PeterssonBo |
VamlingKarina |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Hosting of sporting events - Russia (Federation) - Sochi |
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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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part I. Olympic perspectives -- part II. Identity matters -- part III. Internal order and security -- part IV. Caucasian knots. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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For a variety of political, climatic, ecological, security-related and other reasons, the Russian summer resort of Sochi by the Black Sea would seem a most unlikely candidate for the Olympic Winter Games. Despite this, the Games will be held there in February 2014, and the Russian leaders regard the Games as a highly prestigious project underlining Russia's return to a status of great power in the contemporary world. This book conducts a thorough inventory of the contexts, characteristics and... |
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