The Olympic Games: A Social Science PerspectiveCABI, 8 de nov. de 2007 - 368 páginas This 2nd edition of a highly successful book (published in 2000) provides a comprehensive, critical analysis of the Olympic Games using a multi-disciplinary social science approach. This revised edition contains much new data relating to the Sydney 2000 Games and their aftermath; and preparations for Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Games. The book is broad-ranging and independent in its coverage, and includes the use of drugs, sex testing, accusations of power abuse among members of the IOC, the Games as a stage for political protest, media-related controversies, economic costs and benefits of the Games and historical conflicts between organizers and host communities. |
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... result trends: 1989–2004 . . . . 193 9.1. Women's participation in the Summer Olympic Games ... results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 10.11. Athens 2004 bid budget ...
... result trends: 1989–2004 . . . . 193 9.1. Women's participation in the Summer Olympic Games ... results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 10.11. Athens 2004 bid budget ...
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... result of the decision of the International Olympic Committee, in September 1993, to award the Games ofthe XXVII Olympiad to Sydney, Australia. The announcement prompted us to develop undergraduate and postgraduate courses on the ...
... result of the decision of the International Olympic Committee, in September 1993, to award the Games ofthe XXVII Olympiad to Sydney, Australia. The announcement prompted us to develop undergraduate and postgraduate courses on the ...
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... result, the Games are subject to a level of scrutiny, analysis and debate which, while it may be common for single 'national games' in individual countries, is unique at the international level. Extravagant sentiments and hyperbole ...
... result, the Games are subject to a level of scrutiny, analysis and debate which, while it may be common for single 'national games' in individual countries, is unique at the international level. Extravagant sentiments and hyperbole ...
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... results vary may be the fact that the ancient Greek jumpers carried hand weights , called halteres , which they jettisoned in mid - flight . This action was designed to increase the distance jumped . Contestants were accompanied by ...
... results vary may be the fact that the ancient Greek jumpers carried hand weights , called halteres , which they jettisoned in mid - flight . This action was designed to increase the distance jumped . Contestants were accompanied by ...
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... result of an edict of the Roman Emperor Theodosius II, which ordered all pagan temples in the Mediterranean region to be demolished. Nature, too, contributed to the demise of the site; in the fourth century AD, earthquakes and floods ...
... result of an edict of the Roman Emperor Theodosius II, which ordered all pagan temples in the Mediterranean region to be demolished. Nature, too, contributed to the demise of the site; in the fourth century AD, earthquakes and floods ...
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3 The Revival of the Olympic Games | 26 |
4 The Modern Olympic Phenomenon | 41 |
5 Politics Nationalism and the Olympic Movement | 84 |
6 The Economics and Financing of the Games | 121 |
7 The Olympics and the Mass Media | 145 |
8 Doping and the Olympics | 168 |
9 Women and the Olympic Games | 194 |
10 Case Studies of the Summer Olympic Games | 222 |
11 The Future of the Olympic Games | 274 |
Websites Films Videos CDs DVDs | 288 |
References | 291 |
Index | 330 |
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