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.
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