| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Sport in the global society : contemporary perspective |
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Sport in the global society. Contemporary perspective.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction: the Olympic Flame Relay. Local knowledges of a global ritual form / John J. MacAloon -- 2. This flame, our eyes: Greek/American/IOC relations, 1984-2002, an ethnographic memoir / John J. MacAloon -- 3. Olympic Flame Relay operations under a 'world's best practices' regime: a conversation with Steven McCarthy / John J. MacAloon -- 4.'My programme became very strict': a conversation with Athanassios Kritsinelis / John J. MacAloon -- 5. The 2004 International Relay: a Greek around the world with the Olympic Flame / Pinelopi B. Amelidou -- 6. Struggling to celebrate: management of the 2004 Olympic Flame Relay segment in Greece / Spiros Spiropoulos -- 7. American media, intercultural stories and the 2004 Olympic flame ceremonies / Marianthi Bumbaris Thanopoulos -- 8. Hybridity and subversion: the Olympic flame in India / Boria Majumdar and Nalin Mehta |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Olympic Torch Relay. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2006091328
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Olympic Torch Relay. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/01045580 |
| Subject |
Olympics -- Political aspects.
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Olympics -- Political aspects.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
MacAloon, John J., editor.
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| ISBN |
1317968905 |
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9781317968900 |
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