The A To Z Of The Olympic Movement

Author : Bill Mallon,Ian Buchanan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : STANFORD:36105215523833

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The A to Z of the Olympic Movement by Bill Mallon,Ian Buchanan Pdf

The Olympic Games bring together thousands of athletes, competing in over 40 sports, and representing over 200 nations. But that is just the surface, for none of this would be possible without the constant efforts of an incredible organization consisting of tens of thousands of sports lovers united in sports associations, National Olympic Committees, and the International Olympic Committee. The A to Z of the Olympic Movement deals with both levels of the competition: the competitive side and the administrative side. This is accomplished through a bibliography; two chronologies--one tracing the history of the Ancient Olympiad and the other tracing the Modern Games; appendixes providing facts on the Games, the officials, the torchbearers, and the top Olympic medal winners; and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on the major sports, more outstanding athletes, participating countries and numerous bodies in the organization as well as successive generations of officials--starting with the founder, Pierre de Coubertin.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:756474683

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The Olympic Movement and the Mass Media by Anonim Pdf

Author : David C. Young
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2002-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0801872073

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The Modern Olympics by David C. Young Pdf

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 : Arne Martin Klausen
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1571817069

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Olympic Games as Performance and Public Event by Arne Martin Klausen Pdf

Discusses how the winter games related to Norwegian culture and ethos.

Author : Boria Majumdar,Sandra Collins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781317996804

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Olympism: The Global Vision by Boria Majumdar,Sandra Collins Pdf

The collection starts from the premise that Olympism and the Olympic Games make sense only when they are placed within the broader national, colonial and post colonial contexts and argues that sport not only influences politics and vice-versa, but that the two are inseparable. Sport is not only political; it is politics. It is also culture and art. This collaboration is a first in global publishing, a mine of information for scholars, students and analysts. It demonstrates that Olympism and the Olympic movement in the modern context has been, and continues to be, socially relevant and politically important. Studies focus on national encounters with Olympism and the Olympic movement, with equal attention paid to document the growing nexus between sports and the media; sports reportage; as well as women and sports. Olympism asserts that the Olympic movement was, and is, of central importance to twentieth and twenty-first century societies. Finally, the collection demonstrates that the essence of Olympism and the Olympic movement is important only in so far as it affects societies surrounding it. This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.

Author : Jim Parry,Vassil Girginov
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2004-11-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781134281510

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The Olympic Games Explained by Jim Parry,Vassil Girginov Pdf

This 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 : Ian Buchanan,Bill Mallon
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 1092 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005-11-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780810865242

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Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement by Ian Buchanan,Bill Mallon Pdf

The Olympic Games brings together thousands of athletes, competing in over 40 sports, and representing over 200 nations. But that is just the surface, for none of this would be possible without the constant efforts of an incredible organization consisting of tens of thousands of sports lovers united in sports associations, National Olympic Committees, and the International Olympic Committee. The third edition of this fascinating book deals with both levels of the competition - the competitive side and the administrative side. The dictionary includes hundreds of entries on the major sports, more outstanding athletes, participating countries and numerous bodies in the organization as well as successive generations of officials - starting with the founder, Pierre de Coubertin. But that is not all. Two chronologies trace the history of the Olympic movement back to the Ancient Olympiad first celebrated in Greece in 776 B.C. as well as all of the modern Games up to Athens in 2004. The appendixes then provide elusive facts on the Games, the officials, the torchbearers, and the top Olympic medal winners. A bibliography is included to allow further research. Reviews of the Previous Edition: 'Buchanan and Mallon provide comprehensive, clearly written, and well-organized historical information about the Olympic movement. Highly recommended.' -Choice '...most useful for quick lookups and is the only one to have most information on individual athletes' -Reference Books Bulletin

Author : John Grasso,Bill Mallon,Jeroen Heijmans
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 907 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-14
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781442248601

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Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement by John Grasso,Bill Mallon,Jeroen Heijmans Pdf

The Olympic Movement began with the Ancient Olympic Games, which were held in Greece on the Peloponnesus peninsula at Olympia, Greece. It is not clear why the Greeks instituted this quadrennial celebration in the form of an athletic festival. The recorded history of the Ancient Olympic Games begins in 776 B.C., although it is suspected that the Games had been held for several centuries by that time. The Games were conducted as religious celebrations in honor of the god Zeus, and it is known that Olympia was a shrine to Zeus from about 1000 B.C. In modern time The Olympic Movement attempts to bring all the nations of the world together in a series of multisport festivals, the Olympic Games, seeking to use sport as a means to promote internationalism and peace. This fifth edition of Historical Dictionary of The Olympic Movement covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1000 cross-referenced entries on the history, philosophy, and politics of the Olympics, major organizations, the various sports, the participating countries, and especially the athletes. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about The Olympic Movement.

Author : Marek Waic
Publisher : Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9788024624631

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In the Shadow of Totalitarism: Sport and the Olympic Movement in the "Visegrád Countries" 1945-1989 by Marek Waic Pdf

The monograph In the Shadow of Totalitarianism Sport and the Olympic Movement in the "Visegrád Countries" 1945–1989 is devoted to the history of sport in selected countries of Central Europe from the end of World War II until the end of the 80s, i. e. communist regimes downfall. The development of sport and the Olympic Movement in Czechoslovakia, Poland and Hungary are observed in mutual interaction with ideologically homogenous and totalitarian systems whose metamorphoses of power were different within the chronological development in the above mentioned period of time.

Author : Andy Miah,Beatriz Garcia
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781136472909

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The Olympics: The Basics by Andy Miah,Beatriz Garcia Pdf

The Olympics: The Basics is an accessible, contemporary introduction to the Olympic movement and Games. Chapters explain how the Olympics transcend sports, engaging us with a range of contemporary philosophical, social, cultural and political matters, including: peace development and diplomacy management and economics corruption, terror and activism the rise of human enhancement ethics and environmentalism. This book explores the controversy and the legacy of the Olympics, drawing attention to the deeper values of Olympism, as the Olympic movement’s most valuable intellectual property. This engaging, lively, and often challenging book, is essential reading for newcomers to Olympic studies and offers new insights for Olympic scholars.

Author : Dr. Mandeep Singh Nathial
Publisher : Friends Publications India
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789388457811

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Introduction to Olympic Movement by Dr. Mandeep Singh Nathial Pdf

The purpose of the book is to provide adequate text material for the students. The book is divided into four units, i.e., Origin of Olympic Movement, Modern Olympic Games, Different Olympic Games and Committees of Olympic Games. The book is written in a simple and easy language.

Author : Stephan Wassong,Michael Heine,Rob Hess
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781000708509

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Sport Development and Olympic Studies by Stephan Wassong,Michael Heine,Rob Hess Pdf

In 2017 the Olympic Studies Centre of the German Sport University organized a workshop on Sport Development and Olympic Studies. This book resulted from the presentations and discussions they engendered around identifying new international collaborative research fields and deepening research on the Olympics, the Olympic Movement and sport development. The effective application of the hermeneutical method unifies the chapters. The interpretive strengths of this method sharpen the analytical perspective of the chapters, with the strict requirements for the use of primary sources meaning that the contributors have conducted extensive archival research. Assuring thematic coherence, the studies assembled for this book focus on the analysis of processes of continuity, transformation, and development across four areas: sport institutions and their policies; commissions within and policies of governing bodies of sports; legacy discussions; and sport events within the summer and winter Olympic Games transformed into political and cultural spectacles. Bringing together experts in the field, Sport Development and Olympic Studies will be of great use to scholars of Sport Development, Sport History, The Olympics and Sport Sociology. This book was originally published as a special issue of The International Journal of the History of Sport.

Author : Richard Burns
Publisher : Griffin Publishing Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Olympics
ISBN : 1882180550

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Olympism by Richard Burns Pdf

"Olympism is the flagship in Griffin Publishing's Official U.S. Olympic Committee Sports Series. It provides a fascinating examination of the background, meaning and purpose of the Olympic Games as well as basic information on each individual Olympic sport." "While this book is written for the newcomers to the Olympic Games, the information provided will be of interest to readers of all ages and levels of athletic experience." "Athletes and fans wanting to learn more about the history, ideals and sports of the Olympic Movement will find this book especially useful. Olympism will take the mystery out of watching the different sports, and enable the reader to appreciate the spirit of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Allen Guttmann
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0252070461

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The Olympics by Allen Guttmann Pdf

Traces the history of the modern Olympics from 1896 to 2000, contrasting the ideal of the game with the often politicized reality.

Author : Alan Bairner,Gyozo Molnar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781857434941

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The Politics of the Olympics by Alan Bairner,Gyozo Molnar Pdf

The Politics of the Olympics: A Survey provides information on and analysis of the relationship between politics and the Olympic Games. It is argued and demonstrated throughout the book that sport and politics have been and are intimately connected and nowhere is this relationship more apparent than in the Olympic Games. The essay chapters, including an editorial introduction, are written by a variety of academic experts. They focus on the politics of the Olympic movement, the politics of hosting the Games, the political implications of performance enhancement, and gender, terrorism and physical impairment within the Olympic context. The remaining chapters are case studies that are specific to certain countries or regions - Germany during the rise to power of National Socialism, Eastern Europe in the Cold War era, South Korea and Taiwan. Each chapter is accompanied by a select bibliography. The A-Z Glossary provides up-to-date and concise information on famous Olympians, presidents of the International Olympic Committee, specific events, boycotts and demonstrations - each of which has been politically significant in the history of the Games. Entries are cross-referenced for ease of use. A map of the venues for the Olympic Games is also included.