LEADER 03240oam 2200673I 450 001 9910792407803321 005 20230725023435.0 010 $a1-136-96302-2 010 $a1-136-96303-0 010 $a1-282-58625-4 010 $a1-78034-761-8 010 $a9786612586255 010 $a0-203-85053-X 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203850534 035 $a(CKB)2670000000018609 035 $a(EBL)515349 035 $a(OCoLC)630537742 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000425680 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11285365 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000425680 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10368726 035 $a(PQKB)11363688 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC515349 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL515349 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10389426 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL258625 035 $a(OCoLC)958105413 035 $a(NjHacI)992670000000018609 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000018609 100 $a20180706d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe politics of the Olympics $ea survey /$fAlan Bairner and Gyozo Molnar 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (264 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-85743-687-3 311 $a1-85743-494-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aBook 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 perspective 327 $aThe 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 330 $a 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 practi 606 $aOlympics$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aOlympics$xPolitical aspects. 676 $a306.483 676 $a796.48 702 $aBairner$b Alan 702 $aMolna?r$b Gyo?zo? 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910792407803321 996 $aThe politics of the Olympics$93777899 997 $aUNINA