LEADER 02671nam 2200565 450 001 9910446319303321 005 20220712094002.0 010 $a1-84593-355-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000480160 035 $a(EBL)776577 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000214445 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11172289 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000214445 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10157461 035 $a(PQKB)11413238 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC776577 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000480160 100 $a20070621h20072007 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Olympic games $ea social science perspective /$fKristine Toohey and A.J. Veal 205 $a2nd ed. 210 1$aWallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ;$aCambridge, Massachusetts :$cCABI Pub.,$d[2007] 210 4$dİ2007 215 $a1 online resource (362 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-306-21266-9 311 $a1-84593-346-X 311 $a9780851998091 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: Studying the Olympic games -- The ancient Olympics and their relevance to the modern games -- The revival of the Olympic games -- The modern Olympic phenomenon -- Politics, nationalism, and the Olympic movement -- The economics and financing of the games -- The Olympics and the mass media -- Doping and the Olympics -- Women and the Olympic games -- Case-studies of the summer Olympic games -- The future of the Olympic games. 330 $aThis 2nd edition of a highly successful book (published in 2000) provides a comprehensive, critical analysis of the Olympic Games using a multi-disciplinary social science approach. This revised edition contains much new data relating to the Sydney 2000 Games and their aftermath; and preparations for Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Games. The book is broad-ranging and independent in its coverage, and includes the use of drugs, sex testing, accusations of power abuse among members of the IOC, the Games as a stage for political protest, media-related controversies, economic costs and benefits of th 606 $aOlympics$xSocial aspects 606 $aOlympics$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aOlympics$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aOlympics$xHistory. 676 $a796.48 700 $aToohey$b Kristine$0523442 701 $aVeal$b Anthony James$0523443 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910446319303321 996 $aThe Olympic games$92097959 997 $aUNINA