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The Olympic Games Explained: A Student Guide to the Evolution of the Modern Olympic Games (Student Sport Studies)

By Jim Parry , Vassil Girginov

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2005
ISBN
0-415-34603-7, 9780415346030, 9780203331705, 0-203-33170-2, 0-415-34604-5
LCC
GV721.5 .G575 2004
Open Library ID
OL3307443M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4404865 bytes)
Series
Student sport studies
Pages
232\232
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

This multidisciplinary text is a comprehensive introduction to the central themes and background of the modern Games. The text considers a range of topics including:  the ancient Olympics the modern revival of the nineteenth century the development of the Games throughout the twentieth century. the media and the Olympics Olympic marketing and sponsorship. Complemented by a dedicated website offering access to unique archive and other document sources, this book brings its audience the best Olympic educational expertise available.

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