The Olympics The Basics

Author : Andy Miah,Beatriz Garcia
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 40,7 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 : Richard Burns
Publisher : Griffin Publishing Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 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 : Heather Lynne Reid,Michael W. Austin
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780813136486

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The Olympics and Philosophy by Heather Lynne Reid,Michael W. Austin Pdf

In 1973, Wilson Carey McWilliams (1933Ð2005) published The Idea of Fraternity in America, a groundbreaking book that argued for an alternative to AmericaÕs dominant philosophy of liberalism. This alternative tradition emphasized that community and fraternal bonds were as vital to the process of maintaining political liberty as was individual liberty. McWilliams expanded on this idea throughout his prolific career as a teacher, writer, and activist, promoting a unique definition of American democracy. In The Democratic Soul: A Wilson Carey McWilliams Reader, editors Patrick J. Deneen and Susan J. McWilliams, daughter of the famed intellectual, have assembled key essays, articles, reviews, and lectures that trace McWilliamsÕs evolution as a scholar and explain his often controversial views on education, religion, and literature. The book also showcases his thoughts and opinions on prominent twentieth-century figures such as George Orwell and Leo Strauss. The first comprehensive volume of Wilson Carey McWilliamsÕ collected writings, The Democratic Soul will be welcomed by scholars of political science and American political thought as a long-overdue contribution to the field.

Author : United States Olympic Committee
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0836828003

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Olympism by United States Olympic Committee Pdf

Provides information about the background, meaning, and purpose of the Olympic Games and includes up-to-date information on every Olympic sport.

Author : Richard D. Burns
Publisher : Griffin Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2001-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1580000762

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Olympism by Richard D. Burns Pdf

This book offers a fascinating look at the background, meaning, and purpose of the Olympic Games, along with basic, up-to-date information on every Olympic sport. Whether you are serious about sports or just getting started, you'll enjoy learning about the origin of the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece and the astonishing revival of the Olympic spirit more than 2,600 years later. Special features include: results of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia; meaning of Olympism in the ancient and modern worlds; four-day ancient Olympic Festival; how a French aristocrat, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, almost single-handedly revived the Olympic Games in the 1890s; current problems and what the Olympic Movement is doing about them; Olympic symbols, motto, and oath; clear and up-to-date descriptions of each medal sport at the Olympic Games; coverage of beach volleyball, softball, taekwondo, and other new Olympic events. Sports fans and developing athletes who want to learn more about the history, ideals, and sports of the Olympic Movement will find this book especially useful.This book helps to take the mystery out of watching the Games and will deepen your appreciation of the Olympic spirit.

Author : Richard Espy
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1981-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0520043952

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The Politics of the Olympic Games by Richard Espy Pdf

Author : David Goldblatt
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-26
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781782832966

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How to Watch the Olympics by David Goldblatt Pdf

Discover the culture, scores, winners, losers and the rules of every Olympic sport in time for the Rio de Janeiro 2016 The Olympic Games can dazzle us with the sheer scale and variety of its sporting contests. Yet many of the games are unfamiliar to even the most avid sports fan. Which is where this witty, insightful book comes in. How to Watch the Olympics offers each sport's backstory and culture, and explains the finer points of strategy, skulduggery and skill. Once you've read this book, you'll be on tenterhooks to see whether the Danes triumph at handball, what the Italian fencers are up to and why Greco-Roman wrestling is so crucial to Kazakhstan. You'll know who invented the butterfly stroke, where water polo serves as the closest expression of warfare and how shuttlecocks travel faster than tennis balls. This edition has been freshly updated for the 2016 Games in Rio, including fresh material from London 2012 and chapters on the new Olympic sports of rugby sevens and golf. Seventeen days, 10,500 athletes, 28 sports, 302 gold medals up for grabs: the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will soon be upon us. How to Watch the Olympics is your invaluable personal trainer. The 2012 edition was Independent, Independent on Sunday and Observer Sports Book of the Year

Author : John Horne,Garry Whannel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-20
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781317495192

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Understanding the Olympics by John Horne,Garry Whannel Pdf

The Olympic Games is unquestionably the greatest sporting event in the world, with billions of viewers across the globe. How did the Olympics evolve into this multi-national phenomenon? How can the Olympics help us to understand the relationship between sport and society? What will be the impact and legacy of the 2016 Olympics in Rio? Now in a fully revised and updated new edition that places Rio 2016 in the foreground, Understanding the Olympics answers all these questions by exploring the social, cultural, political, historical and economic context of the Games. This book presents the latest research on the Olympics, including new material on legacy, sustainability and corruption, and introduces the reader to all of the key themes of contemporary Olympic Studies including: the history of the Olympics Olympic politics access and equity the Olympics and the media festival and spectacle the Olympic economy urban development Olympic futures. The most up-to-date and authoritative introduction to the Olympic Games, this book contains a full Olympic history timeline as well as illustrations, information boxes and ‘Olympic Stories’ in every chapter. Understanding the Olympics is essential reading for anybody with an interest in the Olympics or the wider relationship between sport and society.

Author : Chrös McDougall
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781098218744

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The Olympics Encyclopedia by Chrös McDougall Pdf

This encyclopedia highlights more than 40 Olympic sports. Alongside both historic and recent photographs, readers will learn about the basics of each competition, its origin, how it has changed throughout the years, and the icons in each sport. In addition, this book provides information about the Paralympics. Features include a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Reference is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Author : Gail Herman,Who HQ
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-22
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780399542909

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What Are the Summer Olympics? by Gail Herman,Who HQ Pdf

Back in 775 BC, athletes from all over Ancient Greece came together to compete in various games. The contests were held every four years and winning athletes brought honor and respect to their homelands. The tradition of the Olympic Games faded over time until 1896, when they were brought back to life. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, with over two hundred athletes from fourteen countries. Today, nearly three thousand years after the first Games, the Summer Olympics attract one hundred thousand top athletes from over two hundred countries. Billions of fans around the world cheer on their national teams to bring back the gold.

Author : Barbara G. Hennessy
Publisher : Viking Juvenile
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Olympics
ISBN : PSU:000032319590

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Olympics! by Barbara G. Hennessy Pdf

Provides a simple overview of the history, preparations, training, and actual events that are part of the Olympic Games.

Author : Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780375894732

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Hour of the Olympics by Mary Pope Osborne Pdf

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! No girls allowed at the Olympic Games! That's the rule when the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie back to ancient Greece. But when Annie tells jack to go to the games without her, he knows she's up to something. Will Annie find a way to see the games? Or will she get herself—and Jack—into Olympic-size trouble? Find out in Hour of the Olympics. Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures

Author : Jilly Traganou
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781317226369

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Designing the Olympics by Jilly Traganou Pdf

Designing the Olympics claims that the Olympic Games provide opportunities to reflect on the relationship between design, national identity, and citizenship. The "Olympic design milieu" fans out from the construction of the Olympic city and the creation of emblems, mascots, and ceremonies, to the consumption, interpretation, and appropriation of Olympic artifacts from their conception to their afterlife. Besides products that try to achieve consensus and induce civic pride, the "Olympic design milieu" also includes processes that oppose the Olympics and their enforcement. The book examines the graphic design program for Tokyo 1964, architecture and urban plans for Athens 2004, brand design for London 2012, and practices of subversive appropriation and sociotechnical action in counter-Olympic movements since the 1960s. It explores how the Olympics shape the physical, legal and emotional contours of a host nation and its position in the world; how the Games are contested by a broader social spectrum within and beyond the nation; and how, throughout these encounters, design plays a crucial role. Recognizing the presence of multiple actors, the book investigates the potential of design in promoting equitable political participation in the Olympic context.

Author : John Horne,Garry Whannel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000049398

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Understanding the Olympics by John Horne,Garry Whannel Pdf

How did the Olympics evolve into a multi-national phenomenon? How can the Olympics help us to understand the relationship between sport and society? What will be the impact and legacy of the Olympics after Tokyo in 2020? Understanding the Olympics answers all these questions by exploring the social, cultural, political, historical, and economic context of the Games. This thoroughly revised and updated edition discusses recent attempts at future proofing by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in the face of growing global anti-Olympic activism, the changing geo-political context within which the Olympics take place, and the Olympic histories of the next three cities to host the Games – Tokyo (2020), Paris (2024), and Los Angeles (2028) – as well as the legacy of the London (2012) Olympics. For the first time, this new edition introduces the reader to the emergence of ‘other Games’ associated with the IOC – the Winter Olympics, the Paralympics, and the Youth Olympics. It also features a full Olympic history timeline, many new photographs, refreshed suggestions for further reading, and revised illustrations. The most up-to-date and authoritative textbook available on the Olympic Games, Understanding the Olympics is essential reading for anybody with an interest in the Olympics or the wider relationship between sport and society.

Author : S. Frawley,D. Adair
Publisher : Springer
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230389588

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Managing the Olympics by S. Frawley,D. Adair Pdf

The Olympic Games are the world's most complex and challenging sport mega-event to organize. Managing the Olympics is the first ever attempt to bring together the world's leading Olympic management researchers in one book and draws on the latest research into the management challenges faced by the organizers and key stakeholders of the Games.