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Olympic Games: A Social Science Perspective
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ISBN10: 0851998097
ISBN13: 9780851998091
Publisher: Cab International
Published: Nov 8 2007
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.53
Height: 0.66 Width: 6.29 Depth: 9.12
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780851998091
Publisher: Cab International
Published: Nov 8 2007
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.53
Height: 0.66 Width: 6.29 Depth: 9.12
Language: English
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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