John J. Macaloon

This Great Symbol (eBook, ePUB)

Pierre de Coubertin and the Origins of the Modern Olympic Games

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This Great Symbol is the definitive study of the origins of the modern Olympic Games and of their founder, Pierre de Coubertin, behind the blend of biography and history lies an impressive framework of cultural, social, and psychological theories.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 378
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. September 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136746130
• Artikelnr.: 58401891

Autorenporträt

John J. MacAloon is Professor and Academic Associate Dean in the Social Sciences Graduate Division and Professor in The College at The University of Chicago. His anthropological and historical studies of the modern Olympic Movement and Olympic Games have earned a global reputation. He was an executive member of the International Olympic Committee 2000 Reform Commission and has advised many Olympic bid and organizing committees and National Olympic Committees.