The Eternal Olympics
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The Eternal Olympics
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Author : Νικόλαος Γιαλούρης
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
The Eternal Olympics written by Νικόλαος Γιαλούρης and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Photography categories.
Kunst, Geschichte, Antike.
Eternal Olympics Art And History O
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Author : Outlet
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989-08-01
Eternal Olympics Art And History O written by Outlet and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-08-01 with categories.
The Games A Global History Of The Olympics
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Author : David Goldblatt
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2016-07-26
The Games A Global History Of The Olympics written by David Goldblatt and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-26 with Sports & Recreation categories.
“A people’s history of the Olympics.”—New York Times Book Review A Boston Globe Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year The Games is best-selling sportswriter David Goldblatt’s sweeping, definitive history of the modern Olympics. Goldblatt brilliantly traces their history from the reinvention of the Games in Athens in 1896 to Rio in 2016, revealing how the Olympics developed into a global colossus and highlighting how they have been buffeted by (and affected by) domestic and international conflicts. Along the way, Goldblatt reveals the origins of beloved Olympic traditions (winners’ medals, the torch relay, the eternal flame) and popular events (gymnastics, alpine skiing, the marathon). And he delivers memorable portraits of Olympic icons from Jesse Owens to Nadia Comaneci, the Dream Team to Usain Bolt.
The Modern Olympics
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Author : David C. Young
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2002-04
The Modern Olympics written by David C. Young and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-04 with History categories.
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.
The Olympics
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Author : Allen Guttmann
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2002
The Olympics written by Allen Guttmann and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Traces the history of the modern Olympics from 1896 to 2000, contrasting the ideal of the game with the often politicized reality.
Onward To The Olympics
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Author : Gerald P. Schaus
language : en
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Release Date : 2009-08-02
Onward To The Olympics written by Gerald P. Schaus and has been published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-02 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The Olympic Games have had two lives—the first lasted for a millennium with celebrations every four years at Olympia to honour the god Zeus. The second has blossomed over the past century, from a simple start in Athens in 1896 to a dazzling return to Greece in 2004. Onward to the Olympics provides both an overview and an array of insights into aspects of the Games’ history. Leading North American archaeologists and historians of sport explore the origins of the Games, compare the ancient and the modern, discuss the organization and financing of such massive athletic festivals, and examine the participation ,or the troubling lack of it, by women. Onward to the Olympics bridges the historical divide between the ancient and the modern and concludes with a thought-provoking final essay that attempts to predict the future of the Olympics over the twenty-first century.
The First Modern Olympics
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Author : Richard D. Mandell
language : en
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press
Release Date : 1976
The First Modern Olympics written by Richard D. Mandell and has been published by Berkeley : University of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The first modem Olympic Games were held in Athens in April of 1896, and this volume is a description of the sporting and festive events of that occasion, with a large cast of athletes from various countries, including a contingent from Harvard and Princeton who won the hearts of the Athenians as they won most of the first place-medals. But the book is much more than a tale of athletes and organizers. We are given the first real insight into the birth of the modern Olympic movement, and into the personality of a French aristocrat, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, whose vision determined much of the form of international sport today. The author shows that although the modern Olympics have a sentimental bond with the ancient festival, the modern Games are a product of nineteenth century ideals, excesses, and ambitions. Richard Mandell has dispelled some myths, rediscovered forgotten sport heroes, and written a highly readable account of a landmark in modern sport history.
Power Politics And The Olympic Games
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Author : Alfred Erich Senn
language : en
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Release Date : 1999
Power Politics And The Olympic Games written by Alfred Erich Senn and has been published by Human Kinetics Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Fiction categories.
Traces the history of the modern Olympic games, and looks at boycotts, performance enhancing drugs, judging controversies, corporate sponsorships, and international rivalries
A Passion For Victory
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Author : Benson Bobrick
language : en
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Release Date : 2012-06-26
A Passion For Victory written by Benson Bobrick and has been published by Knopf Books for Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-26 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
From the barefoot races of 8th century BC to the underwater obstacle courses in the early 20th century to the high-tension Berlin Games preceding World War II, the Olympics have always been exciting dramas of athletic prowess and human interest. In A Passion for Victory, award-winning author Benson Bobrick tells the details of the captivating story of the Olympic Games, starting with their inception in Ancient Greece. This wonderfully readable narrative is rich with anecdotes and profiles of athletes and weaves in important historical events to create a complete picture of each installment of the Games. This thorough account of an international fixation is gripping, poignant, and occasionally hilarious.
Olympic Legacies Intended And Unintended
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Author : J A Mangan
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-18
Olympic Legacies Intended And Unintended written by J A Mangan and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-18 with Sports & Recreation categories.
For more than a century, the Olympics have been the modern world's most significant sporting event. Indeed, they deserve much credit for globalizing sport beyond the boundaries of the Anglo-American universe, where it originated, into broader global realms. By the 1930s, the Olympics had become a global mega-event that occupied the attention of the media, the interest of the public and the energies of nation-states. Since then, projected by television, funded by global capital and fattened by the desires of nations to garner international prestige, the Olympics have grown to gargantuan dimensions. In the course of its epic history, the Olympics have left numerous legacies, from unforgettable feats to monumental stadiums, from shining triumphs to searing tragedies, from the dazzling debuts on the world's stage of new cities and nations to notorious campaigns of national propaganda. The Olympics represent an essential component of modern global history. The Olympic movement itself has, since the 1990s, recognized and sought to shape its numerous legacies with mixed success as this book makes clear. It offers ground-breaking analyses of the power of Olympic legacies, positive and negative, and surveys the subject from Athens in 1896 to Beijing in 2008, and indeed beyond. This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.