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Author : Christopher R. Hill
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719037924
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (379 download)
Download or read book Olympic Politics written by Christopher R. Hill and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (115 download)
Download or read book The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games written by Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN 13 : 9780751330137
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Chronicle of the Olympics, 1896-1996 written by and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 1996 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the past 100 years at regular four year intervals, the summer and winter Olympic games have taken place. Whatever political or economic crises may have occured, athletes from every continent have come together regularly for peaceful competition among nations. Only the two World Wars have stopped the Games from taking place.
Author : David C. Young
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801872075
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (72 download)
Download or read book The Modern Olympics written by David C. Young and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2002-04 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coubertin's main contribution to the founding of the modern Olympics was the zeal he brought to transforming an idea that had evolved over decades into the reality of Olympiad I and all the Olympic Games held thereafter.
Author : DK Publishing, Inc
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Chronicle of the Olympics, 1896-1996 written by DK Publishing, Inc and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 1996 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: strive to break records and win the gold. The unique chronological format takes readers back in time--as though they were reading a daily newspaper. Inlcudes more than 800 color illustrations and photos.
Author : David Goldblatt
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393254119
Total Pages : 755 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)
Download or read book The Games: A Global History of the Olympics written by David Goldblatt and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2016-07-26 with total page 755 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A people’s history of the Olympics.”—New York Times Book Review A Boston Globe Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year The Games is best-selling sportswriter David Goldblatt’s sweeping, definitive history of the modern Olympics. Goldblatt brilliantly traces their history from the reinvention of the Games in Athens in 1896 to Rio in 2016, revealing how the Olympics developed into a global colossus and highlighting how they have been buffeted by (and affected by) domestic and international conflicts. Along the way, Goldblatt reveals the origins of beloved Olympic traditions (winners’ medals, the torch relay, the eternal flame) and popular events (gymnastics, alpine skiing, the marathon). And he delivers memorable portraits of Olympic icons from Jesse Owens to Nadia Comaneci, the Dream Team to Usain Bolt.
Author : Rodney Mims Cook Jr
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 146711006X
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)
Download or read book Atlanta's Parks and Monuments written by Rodney Mims Cook Jr and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the city's beginnings after the War of 1812, Atlanta has had a tradition of building with a regard for becoming a world-class metropolis. Before being burned by Union general William T. Sherman in 1864, the city's appearance was described by noted European architect and urban planner Leon Krier as "looking like London in the 18th century." Atlanta was surrounded by estates and plantations, and many of the plantation builders were influenced by Greek and Roman architecture. The argument of slavery to the contrary, builders saw Greek temples as symbols of democracy and, as a result, embraced Greek and Roman revival architecture as the dominant national style. Great monuments followed in this tradition to the letter in the capital of the South.
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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428967745
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (289 download)
Download or read book America's Olympic Summer: Reflecting U.S. Values written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dr. Kumara Swamy
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 138789241X
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (878 download)
Download or read book The Modern Olympics Games 1896 To 2016 written by Dr. Kumara Swamy and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The History of Olympics can be traced all the way back into the ancient Greek times while they honored Zeus with many days of celebration, praise and the sporting events of the times. Back then only men from Greece could participate and there were no woman allowed. Heracles, a son of Zeus was said to have started the first Olympics and the History of Olympics and events that were held started evolving from there. There were many running events along with events in chariot racing and various games to see who could hurl a javelin the farthest and the same things was done with a heavy metal discus. These ancient Olympics are thought to have started out in or around the year 776 B.C. and continued for around twelve centuries when they were banned for being sacrilegious and offending to Christianity.
Author : Vassil Girginov
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415346047
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (46 download)
Download or read book The Olympic Games Explained written by Vassil Girginov and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new student textbook explores the history and meaning of the modern Olympic Games, providing a comprehensive overview of 'Olympism' from the Ancient Greeks origins through to the beginnings of the International Olympic Committee.
Author : Michael Payne
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313080496
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Olympic Turnaround written by Michael Payne and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-01-30 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Higher, faster, stronger... The Olympic motto conjures images of heroes whose achievements transcended their athletic prowess, but also of tragedy and disgrace. By 1980, the modern Olympic movement was gasping for breath, bankrupt financially, politically, and culturally. But under the leadership of Juan Antonio Samaranch, and, subsequently, Jacques Rogge, the Olympics began a journey back from the brink. Michael Payne, who served as the International Olympic Committee's top marketer for over twenty years, offers unprecedented access to the people and negotiations behind one of the most dramatic turnarounds in business or sports history. Through a multi-pronged strategy, the IOC managed to secure lucrative broadcasting commitments, entice well-heeled corporate sponsors, and parlay the symbolism of the Olympics into a brand for which cities around the world are willing to invest billions of dollars. Packed with previously untold stories from the high-octane world where business, sports, politics, and media meet, Olympic Turnaround is a remarkable tale of organizational renewal and a fascinating glimpse behind the curtain of the world's most iconic brand. The 2008 Games in Beijing, for example, are expected to involve over 10,000 athletes from 200 countries, draw 20,000 media representatives, and generate over $4 billion in sponsorships and broadcasting rights. Packed with previously untold stories from the high-octane world where business, sports, politics, and media meet, Olympic Turnaround is a remarkable tale of organizational renewal and a fascinating glimpse behind the curtain of the world's most iconic brand.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Olympian written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George Hirthler
Publisher : Ringworks Press
ISBN 13 : 9780997475906
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (759 download)
Download or read book The Idealist: The Story of Baron Pierre de Coubertin written by George Hirthler and published by Ringworks Press. This book was released on 2016-06-16 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its narrative scope, The Idealist spans two centuries, covering the 74 years of Coubertin's lifefrom his birth in Pairs in 1863 to his death in Geneva in 1937. It reveals how the transformation of Paris into the capital of modernity helped fire a young man's imaginationand how the drumbeats of war sounded by the German hosts of the 1936 Berlin Olympics spoiled an old man's dreams, and left him bereft of hope for the Movement he created to foster peace among nations.
Author : Will Jennings
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137022000
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (37 download)
Download or read book Olympic Risks written by Will Jennings and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-05-29 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of how the Olympics are organised in response to risk. This book looks at the tension between the riskiness of mega-events, attributable to their scale and complexities, and the societal, political and organisational pressures that exist for safety, security and management of risk – leading to changes in how the Games are governed.
Author : Trevor Slack
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780714680781
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (87 download)
Download or read book The Commercialisation of Sport written by Trevor Slack and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sport has become increasingly commercialised and there are many examples of close links that have developed between sport and business. This collection examines five of them in a global context.
Author : John Rennie-Short
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134405197
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)
Download or read book Global Metropolitan written by John Rennie-Short and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the connections between globalization and urbanization, this notable book places particular emphasis on understanding the economic function of global cities, the political process of globalizing cities, and the cultural significance of cosmopolitan cities. The book explores the meaning of the globalizing project in cities: the maintaining, securing and increasing of urban economic competitiveness in a global world the reimagining of the city the rewriting of the city for both internal and external audiences the construction of new spaces and the hosting of new events. Specific chapters look at the significance of signature architects, the hosting of the Summer Olympics and the role of the super-rich. The main thesis of the book is that this discourse of globalizing is a major force in the restructuring of cities around the world.
Author : Boria Majumdar
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317997956
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)
Download or read book Modern Sport - The Global Obsession written by Boria Majumdar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sport has become more than a simple physical expression or game- it now pervades all societies at all levels and has become bound up in nationalism, entertainment, patriotism and culture. Now a global obsession, sport has infiltrated into all areas of modern life and despite noble ideals that sport stands above politics, religion, class, gender and ideology, the reality is often very different. These essays by leading academics and rising new talent consider the phenomenon of modern sport and its massive influence over global society. Together, this collection is also a tribute to the pioneering and inspirational work of Professor J.A. Mangan on the political, religious, class and gender-based aspects of modern sport, from academics greatly influenced by him and his writing. This book was previously published as a special issue of The International Journal of the History of Sport.
