Power Games - A Political History of the Olympics (Paperback)

The Olympics have a checkered, sometimes scandalous, political history. Jules Boykoff, a former US Olympic team member, takes readers from the event's nineteenth-century origins, through the Games' flirtation with Fascism, and into the contemporary era of corporate control. Along the way he recounts vibrant alt-Olympic movements, such as the Workers' Games and Women's Games of the 1920s and 1930s as well as athlete-activists and political movements that stood up to challenge the Olympic machine.

General

Imprint:	Verso Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2016
Authors:	Jules Boykoff
Foreword by:	Dave Zirin
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-1-78478-072-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Sporting events, tours & organisations > Olympic games Books > History > History of specific subjects > General
LSN:	1-78478-072-3
Barcode:	9781784780722

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