The Olympic games : a social science perspective / Kristine Toohey and A.J. Veal.
Toohey, Kristine.; Veal, Anthony James.
2007
GV721.5 .T64 2007 (Mapit)
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Title The Olympic games : a social science perspective / Kristine Toohey and A.J. Veal.
Author Toohey, Kristine.
Edition 2nd ed.
ISBN 9780851998091 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0851998097 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780851998091 (alk. paper)
0851998097 (alk. paper)
9781845933463
184593346X
Imprint Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., c2007.
Language English
Description xiv, 348 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number GV721.5 .T64 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification 796.48
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Veal, Anthony James.
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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.

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