The Games : a global history of the Olympics /
A renowned sportswriter describes the reinvention and modern history of the Olympic Games, from its rebirth in 1896 Athens to the present, highlighting all the classic moments of highest achievement, including Jesse Owens, Nadia Comaneci, the Miracle on Ice and Usain Bolt. --Publisher's descrip...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton & Company,
[2016]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | A renowned sportswriter describes the reinvention and modern history of the Olympic Games, from its rebirth in 1896 Athens to the present, highlighting all the classic moments of highest achievement, including Jesse Owens, Nadia Comaneci, the Miracle on Ice and Usain Bolt. --Publisher's description. Goldblatt describes the reinvention and modern history of the Olympic Games, from its rebirth in 1896 Athens to the present. He highlights all the classic moments of highest achievement, while also going behind the medal counts to tell how women fought to be included in the Olympics on equal terms; how the wounded of World War II led to the Paralympics; and how the Olympics reflect changing attitudes to race and ethnicity. "The definitive sports and social history of the modern Olympic Games--by one of the most celebrated sportswriters of our time,"--NoveList. |
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| Item Description: | "First published in the U.K. by Macmillan Publishers International Limited"--Title-page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 516 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [447]-490) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780393292770 0393292770 |