John Horne (UK University of Central Lancashire), Garry Whannel (UK University of Bedfordshire)

Understanding the Olympics

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Produktbeschreibung

How can the Olympics help us to understand the relationship between sport and society? What will be the impact and legacy of the Olympics after Tokyo in 2020? Understanding the Olympics answers all these questions by exploring the social, cultural, political, historical and economic context of the Games.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 3 ed
• Seitenzahl: 326
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 178mm x 253mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 778g
• ISBN-13: 9780367232252
• ISBN-10: 0367232251
• Artikelnr.: 66684743

Autorenporträt

John Horne is Professor in the Faculty of Sport Sciences at Waseda University, Japan. Garry Whannel is Emeritus Professor at the University of Bedfordshire, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: A Tale of Four Cities
1. Tokyo and the Olympics: (1940)-1964-2020
2. Paris and the Olympics: 1900-1924-2024
3. Los Angeles and the Olympics: 1932-1984-2028
4. London and the Olympics: 1908-1948-2012
Part II: From There to Here
5. The Origins of the Olympics
6. Internationalism and Nationalism at the Olympics
7. Politics and the Olympics
8. The Other Olympic Games
Part III: Running the Games
9. The IOC
Governance and the Bidding Process
10. Olympic Economics and Spectacle: Television
Advertising
Sponsorship and "New" Media
11. Olympic Level Playing Fields
12. The "Dark Side" of the Olympics
Conclusion
Bibliography