A Political History Of The Olympic Games

by David B Kanin

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Format Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10 0367018551

ISBN-13 9780367018559

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Imprint Routledge

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jul 10th, 2019

Print length 176 Pages

Weight 374 grams

Dimensions 24.90 x 29.90 x 1.10 cms

Product Classification: Politics & government

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The author traces the political history of the Olympic Games from their origins in 1896, examines the 1980 Olympic imbroglio, looks ahead to 1984, and comments on some proposals for Olympic reform.

The turmoil surrounding the 1980 Olympic Games, says the author, was nothing new--it was merely the most recent, and most complex, manifestation of the political content of modern sport. Despite the mythology perpetrated by Olympic publicists, the modern Olympic Games were founded with expressly political goals in mind and continue to thrive on tie

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