LEADER 02956oam 2200601 450 001 9910787614403321 005 20230126210940.0 010 $a1-4766-1527-6 010 $a1-78402-199-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000497707 035 $a(EBL)3563984 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001174872 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11694281 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001174872 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11116343 035 $a(PQKB)11033359 035 $a(CaBNVSL)thg00909861 035 $a(OCoLC)864825729 035 $a(Credo)mcfgames2012 035 $a(Credo)9781784021993 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3563984 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000497707 100 $a20131121e20132012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEncyclopedia of international games /$fDaniel Bell 205 $a[New ed.]. 205 $a[Enhanced Credo edition] 210 31$aBoston, Massachusetts :$cCredo Reference,$d2013. 210 1$aJefferson, North Carolina :$cMcFarland,$d[2012] 215 $a1 online resource (612 p.) 300 $a"Reprint of the illustrated case bound one volume edition first published in 2003"--Title page verso. 311 $a0-7864-6414-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aDedication -- 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. 330 3 $aThe 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. 606 $aSports$xInternational cooperation$vEncyclopedias 606 $aSports$xCompetitions$vEncyclopedias 615 0$aSports$xInternational cooperation 615 0$aSports$xCompetitions 676 $a796.03 700 $aBell$b Daniel$f1965-$01530921 712 02$aCredo Reference (Firm), 801 0$bCaBNVSL 801 1$bCaBNVSL 801 2$bCaBNVSL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787614403321 996 $aEncyclopedia of international games$93776312 997 $aUNINA