| Description |
xvi, 239 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: pt. I THE OLYMPICS AND LONDON -- 1.London, the Olympics and the road to 2012 -- 2.The IOC and the bidding process -- 3.Television and the commercialisation of the Olympics -- pt. II FROM OUT OF THE PAST -- 4.Reviving the Olympics -- 5.From world's fairs to mega-events -- pt. III THE SPECTACLE OF MODERNITY: TOWARDS A POSTMODERN WORLD? -- 6.The internationalist spirit and national contestation -- 7.Politics and the Olympics -- 8.Festival, spectacle, carnival and consumption -- 9.Level playing fields -- 10.The Olympics and urban development: imagining and engineering cities and sport spectacles |
| Summary |
Understanding the Olympics explores the full social, cultural, political, historical and economic context to the Olympic Games. It traces the history of the Olympic movement from its origins in ancient Greece, through its revival in the nineteenth century, to the modern mega-event of today. Written to engage and inform, the book includes illustrations, information boxes, chronologies, glossaries and Olympic stories in every chapter |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| SUBJECT |
Olympic Games (30th : 2012 : London, England) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2006008174
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| Subject |
Olympics -- History.
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Olympics -- Social aspects.
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Olympics.
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| Author |
Whannel, Garry.
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| LC no. |
2011002138 |
| ISBN |
0415558360 (paperback) |
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0415558352 (hbk) |
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9780415558358 (hbk) |
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9780415558365 (paperback) |
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