A brief history of the Olympic games [[electronic resource] /] / David C. Young |
Autore | Young David C |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (202 p.) |
Disciplina | 796.48 |
Collana | Brief histories of the ancient world |
Soggetto topico | Olympic games (Ancient) - History |
ISBN |
1-281-31945-7
9786611319458 0-470-77482-7 0-470-77775-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Figures; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Beginnings and Evidence; 3 Athletic Events; 4 Combat and Equestrian Events; 5 Zeus Country; 6 Pindar and Immortality; 7 Body, Mind, and Greek Athletics; 8 Questions of Profit and Social Class; 9 The Athletes; 10 Women and Greek Athletics; 11 Between the Greek and Roman Worlds; 12 The Later Centuries of Olympia; 13 The Origin and Authenticity of the Modern Olympic Games; Appendix A: Chronology and Schedule of the Athletic Circuit; Appendix B: Technical Note on Discus and Long Jump; Appendix C: Modern Issues: The Marathon and Torch Relay
NotesGlossary; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910145282003321 |
Young David C | ||
Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A brief history of the Olympic games [[electronic resource] /] / David C. Young |
Autore | Young David C |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (202 p.) |
Disciplina | 796.48 |
Collana | Brief histories of the ancient world |
Soggetto topico | Olympic games (Ancient) - History |
ISBN |
1-281-31945-7
9786611319458 0-470-77482-7 0-470-77775-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Figures; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Beginnings and Evidence; 3 Athletic Events; 4 Combat and Equestrian Events; 5 Zeus Country; 6 Pindar and Immortality; 7 Body, Mind, and Greek Athletics; 8 Questions of Profit and Social Class; 9 The Athletes; 10 Women and Greek Athletics; 11 Between the Greek and Roman Worlds; 12 The Later Centuries of Olympia; 13 The Origin and Authenticity of the Modern Olympic Games; Appendix A: Chronology and Schedule of the Athletic Circuit; Appendix B: Technical Note on Discus and Long Jump; Appendix C: Modern Issues: The Marathon and Torch Relay
NotesGlossary; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996441541503316 |
Young David C | ||
Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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A brief history of the Olympic games / / David C. Young |
Autore | Young David C |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (202 p.) |
Disciplina | 796.48 |
Collana | Brief histories of the ancient world |
Soggetto topico | Olympic games (Ancient) - History |
ISBN |
1-281-31945-7
9786611319458 0-470-77482-7 0-470-77775-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Figures; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Beginnings and Evidence; 3 Athletic Events; 4 Combat and Equestrian Events; 5 Zeus Country; 6 Pindar and Immortality; 7 Body, Mind, and Greek Athletics; 8 Questions of Profit and Social Class; 9 The Athletes; 10 Women and Greek Athletics; 11 Between the Greek and Roman Worlds; 12 The Later Centuries of Olympia; 13 The Origin and Authenticity of the Modern Olympic Games; Appendix A: Chronology and Schedule of the Athletic Circuit; Appendix B: Technical Note on Discus and Long Jump; Appendix C: Modern Issues: The Marathon and Torch Relay
NotesGlossary; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825260903321 |
Young David C | ||
Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Onward to the Olympics : historical perspectives on the Olympic Games / / edited by Gerald P. Schaus and Stephen R. Wenn |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Waterloo, Ont., : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, : Canadian Institute in Greece, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (405 p.) |
Disciplina |
796.48
796.4809 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
WennStephen R. <1964->
SchausGerald P. <1950-> |
Collana | Publications of the Canadian Institute in Greece =Publications de l'Institut canadien en Grece |
Soggetto topico |
Olympic games (Ancient) - History
Olympics - History |
ISBN |
1-55458-779-4
1-282-50154-2 9786612501548 1-55458-129-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; PART I: THE OLYMPICS IN ANTIQUITY; PART II: THE MODERN OLYMPICS; WORKS CITED IN PART II; GLOSSARY OF TERMS; INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910154703003321 |
Waterloo, Ont., : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, : Canadian Institute in Greece, 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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