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This book looks at the past, present and future of the Olympic Games; and addresses various social issues concerning the Olympic Movement, including politics and nationalism, mass media, doping, the place of women, as well as the economics and financing of the Games. This second edition consists of 11 chapters and a subject index.
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.
Kristine Toohey, Griffith University, Australia and A.J. Veal, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., c2007.