Olympic games books

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The numbers are staggering: China spent $40 billion to host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing and Russia...  Read More >>

What remains of a great sporting spectacle after the last race is run or the final match is played? How can the...  Read More >>

This book explores the predominant narratives surrounding the Paralympics, examining media coverage of the event,...  Read More >>

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The book examines the impact of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympic Games and highlights the latest...  Read More >>

The remarkable behind-the-scenes story of Jesse Owens' triumphs at Hitler's Olympics: a defining moment in sports...  Read More >>

As the world’s greatest sporting event, the Olympic Games has always commanded intrigue, analysis and comment in...  Read More >>

Essays in this collection focus on numerous political aspects of the Olympics from a variety of different perspectives,...  Read More >>

A new title from Routledge, this is a four-volume collection of canonical and cutting-edge research on Olympic Studies....  Read More >>

This book brings to life the most memorable Olympic swimming moments in history, ranging from the early days of...  Read More >>

The Olympics have developed into the world's premier sporting event. They are simultaneously a competitive exhibition...  Read More >>

This book examines the role of media in the 2012 London Summer Olympics. Traversing nations and media formats, contributors...  Read More >>

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This wasn't the first time Galabin Boevski felt oppressed. He had suffered the atrocious legacy of communism and...  Read More >>

This exciting and original book explores the multiple ways in which sport has been represented visually in the past,...  Read More >>

The first summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) were held in Singapore in 2010 and the first winter Youth Olympic Games...  Read More >>

The story of Natalie Coughlin's remarkable battle back from injury and burnout to become America's Golden Girl--a...  Read More >>

This book provides new insights on the historic, cultural and geopolitical significance of the Olympic Games. It...  Read More >>

In this book, readers learn about sports in an entirely new way, through graphs! This book contains 28 graphs of...  Read More >>

Learning to think in graphs can be fun! In this book, readers learn about sports in an entirely new way, through...  Read More >>

Originally published: New York: Viking Penguin, 2013.  Read More >>

The 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam were the first in which women--over the objections of many, including Pope Pius...  Read More >>

This wasn't the first time Galabin Boevski felt oppressed. He had suffered the atrocious legacy of communism and...  Read More >>