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The Olympics: The Basics

By Andy Miah , Beatriz Garcia

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2012
ISBN
0415595886, 9780415595889
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1105958 bytes)
Pages
208\207
Time added
2014-04-23 20:03:45

Description

The Olympics: The Basics is an accessible, contemporary introduction to the Olympic movement and Games. Chapters explain how the Olympics transcend sports, engaging us with a range of contemporary philosophical, social, cultural and political matters, including: peace development and diplomacy management and economics corruption, terror and activism the rise of human enhancement ethics and environmentalism. This book explores the controversy and the legacy of the Olympics, drawing attention to the deeper values of Olympism, as the Olympic movement’s most valuable intellectual property. This engaging, lively, and often challenging book, is essential reading for newcomers to Olympic studies and offers new insights for Olympic scholars.

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