The Olympic games : a social science perspective / / Kristine Toohey and A.J. Veal

• Autore: Toohey Kristine
• Pubblicazione: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : CABI Pub., , [2007]; ©2007
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (362 p.)
• Disciplina: 796.48
• Soggetto topico: Olympics - Social aspects; Olympics - History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: VealAnthony James
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The Olympic games
• ISBN: 1-84593-355-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910446319303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II