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The Olympic games : a social science perspective /

This book looks at the past, present and future of the Olympic Games; and addresses various social issues concerning the Olympic Movement, including politics and nationalism, mass media, doping, the place of women, as well as the economics and financing of the Games. This second edition consists of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Toohey, Kristine, (Author), Veal, Anthony James, (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2007.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Olympics > History.
Olympics > Social aspects.
History and Biography.
Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Economics, (New March 2000)
Investment, Finance and Credit.
Communication and Mass Media.
Social Psychology and Social Anthropology, (New March 2000)
Women.
Sport and Recreational Activities, (New March 2000)
Human Toxicology and Poisoning, (New March 2000)
Man.
Doping.
Drug abuse.
Finance.
Gender relations.
History.
Mass media.
Nationalism.
Olympic games.
Politics.
Sociology of sport.
Electronic books.
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