The Sochi Predicament - Contexts, Characteristics and Challenges of the Olympic Winter Games in 2014 (Hardcover, Unabridged edition)

For a variety of political, climatic, ecological, security-related and other reasons, the Russian summer resort of Sochi by the Black Sea would seem a most unlikely candidate for the Olympic Winter Games. Despite this, the Games will be held there in February 2014, and the Russian leaders regard the Games as a highly prestigious project underlining Russia's return to a status of great power in the contemporary world. This book conducts a thorough inventory of the contexts, characteristics and challenges facing the Sochi Games. It deals with the problems from Russian, Georgian, Abkhazian and Circassian perspectives and makes in-depth analyses of profound challenges related to matters such as identity, security, and ethnic relations. The book brings together an international group of eminent scholars representing different disciplinary perspectives, including political science, sports science, ethics, ethnology, and Caucasian studies.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2013
First published:	September 2013
Editors:	Bo Petersson • Karina Vamling
Dimensions:	212 x 148 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - With dust jacket
Pages:	268
Edition:	Unabridged edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4438-4937-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Leisure Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Sporting events, tours & organisations > Olympic games
LSN:	1-4438-4937-5
Barcode:	9781443849371

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