Cover Image

The Olympic games : a social science perspective /

Show other versions (2)
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Toohey, Kristine (Author), Veal, Anthony James (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2007.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Olympics > History.
Olympics > Social aspects.
Communication and Mass Media.
History and Biography.
Human Toxicology and Poisoning, (New March 2000)
Investment, Finance and Credit.
Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Economics, (New March 2000)
Social Psychology and Social Anthropology, (New March 2000)
Sport and Recreational Activities, (New March 2000)
Women.
Doping.
Drug abuse.
Finance.
Gender relations.
History.
Man.
Mass media.
Nationalism.
Olympic games.
Politics.
Sociology of sport.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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.