02956oam 2200601 450 991082388730332120230126210940.01-4766-1527-61-78402-199-7(CKB)2670000000497707(EBL)3563984(SSID)ssj0001174872(PQKBManifestationID)11694281(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001174872(PQKBWorkID)11116343(PQKB)11033359(CaBNVSL)thg00909861(OCoLC)864825729(Credo)mcfgames2012(Credo)9781784021993(MiAaPQ)EBC3563984(EXLCZ)99267000000049770720131121e20132012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEncyclopedia of international games /Daniel Bell[New ed.].[Enhanced Credo edition]Boston, Massachusetts :Credo Reference,2013.Jefferson, North Carolina :McFarland,[2012]1 online resource (612 p.)"Reprint of the illustrated case bound one volume edition first published in 2003"--Title page verso.0-7864-6414-3 Includes bibliographical references.Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- Appendix 1. Games by year -- Appendix 2. Games by nation -- Appendix 3. Games by host city -- Appendix 4. Largest games by number of participants (top 100) -- Appendix 5. Largest games by number of nations (top 100) -- Appendix 6. Largest games by number of sports (top 54) -- Appendix 7. Other games -- Appendix 8. Olympic Games participants : information sources compared -- Bibliography.The Encyclopedia of International Games captures (in one alphabetical sequence) the histories of these games, many of them for the first time. The work includes major regional events such as the African, Asian, Arab, South Pacific, and Pan American Games; competitions such as the Indian Ocean Island Games, Arctic Winter Games, Island Games, and Games of the Small Countries of Europe; specific populations or professions such as the North American Indigenous Games, Maccabiah Games, World Military Games, World Police and Fire Games, and World Medical and Health Games; and Special Olympics, the Paralympics, games for the blind, and other regional games.SportsInternational cooperationEncyclopediasSportsCompetitionsEncyclopediasSportsInternational cooperationSportsCompetitions796.03Bell Daniel1965-1672105Credo Reference (Firm),CaBNVSLCaBNVSLCaBNVSLBOOK9910823887303321Encyclopedia of international games4035169UNINA