03083nam 2200709Ia 450 991015470300332120200520144314.01-55458-779-41-282-50154-297866125015481-55458-129-X10.51644/9781554581290(CKB)2430000000002545(EBL)685882(OCoLC)646697363(SSID)ssj0000377409(PQKBManifestationID)11283113(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000377409(PQKBWorkID)10339575(PQKB)11123801(CaBNvSL)slc00221920(CaPaEBR)411209(MiAaPQ)EBC3260522(MiAaPQ)EBC685882(MdBmJHUP)muse18005(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/hbhvpn(DE-B1597)667367(DE-B1597)9781554581290(EXLCZ)99243000000000254520070110d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOnward to the Olympics historical perspectives on the Olympic Games /edited by Gerald P. Schaus and Stephen R. Wenn1st ed.Waterloo, Ont. Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canadian Institute in Greece20071 online resource (405 p.)Publications of the Canadian Institute in Greece =Publications de l'Institut canadien en Grece ;no. 5Proceedings of a conference held in Waterloo, Ont., Oct. 3, 2003.1-55458-042-0 0-88920-505-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; PART I: THE OLYMPICS IN ANTIQUITY; PART II: THE MODERN OLYMPICS; WORKS CITED IN PART II; GLOSSARY OF TERMS; INDEX The Olympic Games have had two lives-the first lasted for a millennium with celebrations every four years at Olympia to honour the god Zeus. The second has blossomed over the past century, from a simple start in Athens in 1896 to a dazzling return to Greece in 2004. Onward to the Olympics provides both an overview and an array of insights into aspects of the Games' history. Leading North American archaeologists and historians of sport explore the origins of the Games, compare the ancient and the modern, discuss the organization and financing of such massive athletic festivals, and ePublications of the Canadian Institute in Greece ;no. 5.Olympic games (Ancient)HistoryCongressesOlympicsHistoryCongressesOlympic games (Ancient)HistoryOlympicsHistory796.48796.4809Wenn Stephen R.1964-1619077Schaus Gerald P.1950-1761122MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910154703003321Onward to the Olympics4200385UNINA