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VIII Olympiad

Author : Ellen Phillips
Publisher : eBook Partnership
ISBN 13 : 1987944070
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (879 download)

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Download or read book VIII Olympiad written by Ellen Phillips and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2015-11-18 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The VIII Olympiad, the eighth volume in The Olympic Century series, begins in the most extraordinary of cities at a most extraordinary time: Paris in the 1920s. Now the stuff of legend, it was a place where the likes of Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce and Pablo Picasso discussed art and culture in the cafes by day and danced in the jazz clubs long into the night. Played out in front of this dazzling backdrop, the Games of Paris 1924 created its own legends. Paavo Nurmi, the Flying Finn, cemented his status as the most dominant distance runner of the age, claiming five gold medals in individual and team competition. In the pool, a 20-year-old American named Johnny Weissmuller won three golds in swimming and a bronze in water polo, while also winning acclaim for his chiselled physique. Weissmuller would go on to parlay his Olympic fame into a long Hollywood acting career playing Tarzan the Ape Man.The focus then shifts to 1928 and the second Winter Olympic Games, held in the luxurious French resort town of St. Moritz. The book paints a picture of exuberant crowds cheering as fearless sledders pilot primitive bobsleighs down the treacherous Cresta run, and urging the Swedish lumberjack Per Erik Hedlund through the slush for close to five hours to win the 50-kilometre cross-country ski race. It also tells the story of a smiling, 16-year-old figure skater from Norway named Sonja Henie, the unrivaled star of St. Moritz, who floated effortlessly between soft spots in the ice to win gold. Like Weissmuller four years earlier, Henie's Olympic triumph would also lead to Hollywood stardom. Juan Antonio Samaranch, former President of the International Olympic Committee, called The Olympic Century, "e;The most comprehensive history of the Olympic games ever published"e;.

Olympic Memoirs

Author : Pierre de Coubertin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789291490158
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Olympic Memoirs written by Pierre de Coubertin and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Snowball's Chance

Author : David C. Antonucci
Publisher : Booksurge Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781439259047
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Snowball's Chance written by David C. Antonucci and published by Booksurge Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only book devoted solely to chronicling the historic VIII Olympic Winter Games at Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe.

From the earliest accounts of the LVth Olympiad

Author : Henry Fynes Clinton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book From the earliest accounts of the LVth Olympiad written by Henry Fynes Clinton and published by . This book was released on 1834 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Owning the Olympics

Author : Monroe Price
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472024507
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Owning the Olympics written by Monroe Price and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2009-12-10 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A major contribution to the study of global events in times of global media. Owning the Olympics tests the possibilities and limits of the concept of 'media events' by analyzing the mega-event of the information age: the Beijing Olympics. . . . A good read from cover to cover." —Guobin Yang, Associate Professor, Asian/Middle Eastern Cultures & Sociology, Barnard College, Columbia University From the moment they were announced, the Beijing Games were a major media event and the focus of intense scrutiny and speculation. In contrast to earlier such events, however, the Beijing Games are also unfolding in a newly volatile global media environment that is no longer monopolized by broadcast media. The dramatic expansion of media outlets and the growth of mobile communications technology have changed the nature of media events, making it significantly more difficult to regulate them or control their meaning. This volatility is reflected in the multiple, well-publicized controversies characterizing the run-up to Beijing 2008. According to many Western commentators, the People's Republic of China seized the Olympics as an opportunity to reinvent itself as the "New China"---a global leader in economics, technology, and environmental issues, with an improving human-rights record. But China's maneuverings have also been hotly contested by diverse global voices, including prominent human-rights advocates, all seeking to displace the official story of the Games. Bringing together a distinguished group of scholars from Chinese studies, human rights, media studies, law, and other fields, Owning the Olympics reveals how multiple entities---including the Chinese Communist Party itself---seek to influence and control the narratives through which the Beijing Games will be understood. digitalculturebooks is an imprint of the University of Michigan Press and the Scholarly Publishing Office of the University of Michigan Library dedicated to publishing innovative and accessible work exploring new media and their impact on society, culture, and scholarly communication. Visit the website at www.digitalculture.org.

Sport

Author : Peter J. Miller
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350140228
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Sport written by Peter J. Miller and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-12-15 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern sport cannot be understood without ancient sport. Sport saturates contemporary society and the global reach of sport and its intense popularity characterizes the modern world. But, at the same time, sport is one of the most ancient human pursuits. In the globalized sport of today, the type of athletic performance and the ideology of sport and its apparent origins are mostly derived from the model of one pre-modern civilization: Graeco-Roman antiquity. Juxtaposing ancient writers with recent ones, including the modern Olympic founder Pierre de Coubertin and physical fitness impresario Bernarr Macfadden, and by examining the representation of sport in Olympic films, Miller demonstrates the ancient heritage of contemporary sport, and the creative ways in which ancient sport has been adapted, appropriated, mishandled and reimagined. Sport today contains a surprising contradiction: its explicit modernity (from its technological sophistication and integration into capitalist markets to its institutionalization and celebrity culture) and its supposed antiquity (from the mythology of the Olympics to the ancient roots of sporting civic and national pride, and the emotional and near religious fervour of sports fans). This book intervenes in one of the most important of the receptions of classical antiquity by examining how sports personalities, agencies, institutions and movements have consciously connected themselves to the Graeco-Roman past, even as they continue to insist on their own centrality in the modern world.

Pennsylvania School Journal

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1154 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Pennsylvania School Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 1154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Olympic Risks

Author : Will Jennings
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137022000
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (37 download)

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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 273 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.

Amazing Olympians

Author : Charles Margerison
Publisher : Amazing People Club
ISBN 13 : 1921752920
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (217 download)

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Download or read book Amazing Olympians written by Charles Margerison and published by Amazing People Club. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no event like the Olympic Games. The athletes who compete are amazing in their ability to attain world class standards and their drive to be the best as they strive to beat their competitors and defy physical limitations and records on a global stage. These individuals are an example to all of us, and each of the Amazing Olympians in this book has an amazing story to tell. In this unique story collection, take a fascinating trip through the lives of some of the world's most celebrated Olympians! You'll meet Fanny Blankers-Koen, 'the flying housewife', who had great success as an athlete in the face of prejudice against her age and her refusal to conform. You'll discover the story of George Eyser, who overcame the loss of his leg in an accident, going on to win six medals in a day. Meet Jesse Owens, the most successful athlete of the 1936 German Olympics who was snubbed by Adolf Hitler because of his colour, and Johnny Weismuller, who went from Olympic success to a career in Hollywood. Join all these inspirational Olympians, and many others, as their stories come to life through BioViews®. A BioView® is a short biographical story, similar to an interview, about an amazing person. These stories offer an inspirational way of learning about people who made major contributions to our world. The unique format and flow enables each person's story to come alive, as if it is being personally told to you, and reflects their interests, emotions and passions.

Olympic Victor Lists and Ancient Greek History

Author : Paul Christesen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139466232
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book Olympic Victor Lists and Ancient Greek History written by Paul Christesen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-10-22 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive examination of Olympic victor lists. The origins, development, content, and structure of Olympic victor lists are explored and explained, and a number of important questions, such as the source and reliability of the year of 776 for the first Olympics, are addressed.

Larcher's Notes on Herodotus. Historical and Critical Remarks on the Nine Books of the History of Herodotus: with a Chronological Table: Translated from the French

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Author : Pierre Henri Larcher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.V/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Larcher's Notes on Herodotus. Historical and Critical Remarks on the Nine Books of the History of Herodotus: with a Chronological Table: Translated from the French written by Pierre Henri Larcher and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The 1960 Winter Olympics

Author : David C. Antonucci
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439642133
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book The 1960 Winter Olympics written by David C. Antonucci and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1960 Olympic Winter Games were a long-shot effort that succeeded beyond the wildest expectations. Working in a sparsely populated valley in the Sierra Nevada with only rudimentary facilities, organizers created a world-class Olympic site in four short years. For the only time in Olympic history, the venues and athlete residence halls were located in a compact, intimate setting that encouraged sportsmanship and interaction between athletes. There was elaborate pageantry in the ceremonies and decorations. The underdog American ice hockey team won the first-ever USA gold medal in that sport. American figure skaters swept gold in the individual events. Well-trained Soviet and Scandinavian athletes dominated the speed skating and cross-country skiing events. American women proved their mettle in the Alpine skiing events. German skiers made surprise upsets in the Nordic combined and ski jumping contests. And CBS-TV was there to capture the most exciting moments and make groundbreaking live broadcasts to American audiences.

History of Greece

Author : William Mitford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 510 pages
Book Rating : 4.+/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book History of Greece written by William Mitford and published by . This book was released on 1789 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A History of Greece

Author : George Grote
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 602 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book A History of Greece written by George Grote and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Olympiad 1960

Author : Ente nazionale industrie turistiche (Italy)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Olympiad 1960 written by Ente nazionale industrie turistiche (Italy) and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Chronological Tables

Author : Thomas Falconer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Chronological Tables written by Thomas Falconer and published by . This book was released on 1796 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

History of Greece (Vol. 1-12)

Author : George Grote
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 3539 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book History of Greece (Vol. 1-12) written by George Grote and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-23 with total page 3539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history book is widely acknowledged as the most authoritative study of Ancient Greece. E-artnow presents an edition which contains all twelve volumes of the extensive history book written by the classical historian George Grote. This historical study draws upon Greek politics, philosophy, poetry and oratory to cover the famous episodes, eminent personalities, rulers and wars. Grote was an English classical historian and was considered as one of the greatest nineteenth-century Plato scholar.