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Understanding the Olympics / John Horne and Garry Whannel

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Milton Park : Routledge, 2012.Description: xvi, 239 pages : illustrationsISBN:
  • 9780367232252
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GV 721.5
Contents:
Timeline Introduction Part 1: The Olympic Games and London 1. London, the Olympics and the Road to 2012 2. The IOC and the Bidding Process 3. Television and the commercialisation of the Olympic Games Part 2: From Out of the Past 4. Reviving the Games 5. From World's Fairs to Mega-events Part 3: The Spectacle of Modernity - Towards a Postmodern World? 6. The Internationalist Spirit and National Contestation 7. The Politics and the Games 8. Festival, Spectacle, Carnival and Consumption 9. Level Playing Fields 10. The Olympic Games and Urban Development: Imagining and Engineering Cities and Sport Spectacles. Conclusion
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Open Shelf Albukhary International University LEVEL 2 GV 721.5 .H67 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 1100019827
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Timeline Introduction Part 1: The Olympic Games and London 1. London, the Olympics and the Road to 2012 2. The IOC and the Bidding Process 3. Television and the commercialisation of the Olympic Games Part 2: From Out of the Past 4. Reviving the Games 5. From World's Fairs to Mega-events Part 3: The Spectacle of Modernity - Towards a Postmodern World? 6. The Internationalist Spirit and National Contestation 7. The Politics and the Games 8. Festival, Spectacle, Carnival and Consumption 9. Level Playing Fields 10. The Olympic Games and Urban Development: Imagining and Engineering Cities and Sport Spectacles. Conclusion

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