The Palgrave handbook of Olympic studies / edited by Helen Jefferson Lenskyj and Stephen Wagg.
The Palgrave handbook of Olympic studies / edited by Helen Jefferson Lenskyj and Stephen Wagg.
The Palgrave handbook of Olympic studies / edited by Helen Jefferson Lenskyj and Stephen Wagg.
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New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2012.
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N796.48/390
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xiii, 592 p. ; 25 cm.
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Machine generated contents note: pt. I The Modern Olympics: Pre-history -- 1.The Ancient Olympics and the Modern: Mirror and Mirage / Mark Golden -- 2.Pierre de Coubertin: Man and Myth / Dikaia Chatziefstathiou -- pt. II The Olympics: Case Studies -- 3.The 1904 Olympic Games: Triumph or Nadir? / Mar...
Contents note continued: 11.Bringing the Mountains into the City: Legacy of the Winter Olympics, Turin 2006 / Alfredo Mela -- 12.The Social and Spatial Impacts of Olympic Image Construction: The Case of Beijing 2008 / Anne-Marie Broudehoux -- 13.Living Lula's Passion?: The Politics of Rio 2016 / Dav...
Contents note continued: 20.Tilting at Windmills? Olympic Politics and the Spectre of Amateurism / Stephen Wagg -- 21.Celebrate Humanity: Cultural Citizenship and the Global Branding of M̀ulticulturalism' / Kyle S. Bunds -- 22.The Paralympic Movement: Empowerment or Disempowerment for People with Di...
Contents note continued: 29.T̀here Will Be No Law That Will Come Against Us': An Important Episode of Indigenous Resistance and Activism in Olympic History / Christine M. O'Bonsawin -- 30.The Olympics and Indigenous Peoples: Australia / Emma Wensing -- 31.The Olympics: East London's Renewal and Lega...
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New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2012.
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New York (State)
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c2012.
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The Palgrave handbook of Olympic studies / edited by Helen Jefferson Lenskyj and Stephen Wagg.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2012.
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9780230246539 (alk. paper)
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796.48
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