Rethinking the Olympics: Cultural Histories of the Modern Games
Author:   Robert K Barney, Ph.D.
Publisher:   Fitness Information Technology, Inc, U.S.
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9781935412052


Pages:   491
Publication Date:   04 March 2010
Format:   Paperback
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This anthology of essays, previously published in ""Olympika: The International Centre for Olympic Studies"", addresses key themes in the scholarly study of the Games. Part I presents seven articles devoted to Olympic history: the Games' legacy from antiquity, their modern evolution, and the most controversial Games of the modern era, the Berlin Games of 1936. Part II deals with the persistent problems and crises that confounded and defined the Olympic Games over time. The nine essays in this section focus on a variety of issues such as: performance enhancement; the rise of commercialism; enduring controversies in the form of leadership, corruption, and the Cold War; and the politics of hosting Olympic Games. Finally, in Part III, the future of the Modern Olympic Movement is addressed from the perspective of the rapidly accelerating and mushrooming process of globalisation.

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Author:   Robert K Barney, Ph.D.
Publisher:   Fitness Information Technology, Inc, U.S.
Imprint:   Fitness Information Technology, Inc, U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 23.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 15.50cm
Weight:   0.660kg
ISBN:  

9781935412052


ISBN 10:   1935412051
Pages:   491
Publication Date:   04 March 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Robert K Barney is the founder of the International Centre for Olympic Studies and professor emeritus in the School of Kinesiology at The University of Western Ontario. He received a Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico in 1968 where he was a three-sport athlete as an undergraduate. He has written and spoken extensively on Olympic history. He was awarded the Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee in 1997.

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