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Rome 1960 : the Olympics that changed the world /

Author Maraniss weaves sports, politics, and history into a tour de force about the 1960 Olympics. Along with the unforgettable characters and dramatic contests, there was a deeper meaning to those days at the dawn of the sixties. Change was everywhere. Old-boy notions of Olympic amateurism were cru...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Maraniss, David
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Simon & Schuster, [2008]
Edition:	1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Subjects:	Olympic Games > (17th : > 1960 : > Rome, Italy) Olympics > Political aspects. Olympics > Social aspects. Cold War.
Online Access:	Table of contents only

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