03163oam 2200649I 450 991045915390332120200520144314.01-136-96302-21-136-96303-01-282-58625-41-78034-761-897866125862550-203-85053-X10.4324/9780203850534 (CKB)2670000000018609(EBL)515349(OCoLC)630537742(SSID)ssj0000425680(PQKBManifestationID)11285365(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000425680(PQKBWorkID)10368726(PQKB)11363688(MiAaPQ)EBC515349(Au-PeEL)EBL515349(CaPaEBR)ebr10389426(CaONFJC)MIL258625(OCoLC)958105413(EXLCZ)99267000000001860920180706d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe politics of the Olympics a survey /Alan Bairner and Gyozo Molnar1st ed.London ;New York :Routledge,2010.1 online resource (264 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-85743-687-3 1-85743-494-3 Includes bibliographical references.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 perspectiveThe 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 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 practiOlympicsPolitical aspectsElectronic books.OlympicsPolitical aspects.306.483796.48MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459153903321The politics of the Olympics1903002UNINA