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Language: en
Pages: 460
Pages: 460
A unique guide to events, controversies, and political and economic issues surrounding the Olympics.
Language: en
Pages: 906
Pages: 906
This fifth edition of Historical Dictionary of The Olympic Movement covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive
Language: en
Pages: 544
Pages: 544
The Olympic Games brings together thousands of athletes, competing in over 40 sports, and representing over 200 nations. But that is just the surface, for none
Language: en
Pages: 622
Pages: 622
The fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement presents a comprehensive history of the games from the first recorded history of the gam
Language: en
Pages: 906
Pages: 906
The Olympic Movement began with the Ancient Olympic Games, which were held in Greece on the Peloponnesus peninsula at Olympia, Greece. It is not clear why the G
Language: en
Pages: 368
Pages: 368
This 2nd edition of a highly successful book (published in 2000) provides a comprehensive, critical analysis of the Olympic Games using a multi-disciplinary soc
Language: en
Pages: 559
Pages: 559
Until this volume was compiled, the results of the 1920 Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium, have been far from complete. The Antwerp organizing committee typed u
Language: en
Pages: 256
Pages: 256
For more than a century, the Olympics have been the modern world's most significant sporting event. Indeed, they deserve much credit for globalizing sport beyon
Language: en
Pages: 351
Pages: 351
The 1900 Olympic Games have been termed “The Farcical Games.” The events were poorly organized and years later many of the competitors had no idea that they
Language: en
Pages: 287
Pages: 287
An easy-to-use guide to nearly 1,000 information sources on sports, exercise, and fitness.