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The Politics of the Olympics - A Survey (Paperback)
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The Politics of the Olympics - A Survey (Paperback)
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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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