The games : a global history of the Olympics / David Goldblatt.
Goldblatt describes the reinvention and modern history of the Olympic Games, from its rebirth in 1896 Athens to the present. He highlights all the classic moments of highest achievement, while also going behind the medal counts to tell how women fought to be included in the Olympics on equal terms; how the wounded of World War II led to the Paralympics; and how the Olympics reflect changing attitudes to race and ethnicity.
Record details
- ISBN: 0393292770
- ISBN: 9780393292770
- Physical Description: 516 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2016]
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-490) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- This grandiose and salutary task : the reinvention of the Olympic Games -- All the fun of the fair : The Olympics at the end of the Belle Époque -- Not the only game in town : the Olympics and its challengers in the 1920s -- It's showtime! : the Olympics as spectacle -- Small was beautiful : the lost worlds of the post-War Olympics -- The image is still there : spectacle versus anti-spectacle at the Games -- Things fall apart : bankruptcy, boycotts, and the end of amateurism -- Boom! : the globalization of the Olympics after the Cold War -- Going south : the Olympics in the new world order.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 796.4809 GOL (Text) | 37810435421531 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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