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Olympics: The Basics

Andy Miah, Beatriz Garcia
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      The Olympics: The Basics is an accessible, contemporary introduction to the Olympic movement and Games. Chapters explain how the Olympics transcend sports, engaging us with a range of contemporary philosophical, social, cultural and political matters, including:peace development and diplomacymanagement and economicscorruption, terror and activismthe rise of human enhancementethics and environmentalism.This book explores the controversy and the legacy of the Olympics, drawing attention to the deeper values of Olympism, as the Olympic movement’s most valuable intellectual property. This engaging, lively, and often challenging book, is essential reading for newcomers to Olympic studies and offers new insights for Olympic scholars.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Andy Miah, Beatriz Garcia EAN: 9780415595889 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 235 g HEIGHT: 198 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2012-01-19 CITY: GENRE: SPORTS & RECREATION / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, SPORTS & RECREATION / Olympics & Paralympics, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects, SPORTS & RECREATION / Business Aspects WIDTH: 129 cm SPINE:

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      Hospitality and service industries, Social and cultural history, Olympic and Paralympic games

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      Professor Andy Miah (@andymiah) is Director of the Creative Futures Research Centre at the University of the West of Scotland.Dr Beatriz Garcia (@beatrizgarcia) is Head of Research at the Institute of Cultural Capital, University of Liverpool.
      The Olympics: The Basics is an accessible, contemporary introduction to the Olympic movement and Games. Chapters explain how the Olympics transcend sports, engaging us with a range of contemporary philosophical, social, cultural and political matters, including:peace development and diplomacymanagement and economicscorruption, terror and activismthe rise of human enhancementethics and environmentalism.This book explores the controversy and the legacy of the Olympics, drawing attention to the deeper values of Olympism, as the Olympic movement’s most valuable intellectual property. This engaging, lively, and often challenging book, is essential reading for newcomers to Olympic studies and offers new insights for Olympic scholars.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Andy Miah, Beatriz Garcia EAN: 9780415595889 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 235 g HEIGHT: 198 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2012-01-19 CITY: GENRE: SPORTS & RECREATION / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, SPORTS & RECREATION / Olympics & Paralympics, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects, SPORTS & RECREATION / Business Aspects WIDTH: 129 cm SPINE:

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      Hospitality and service industries, Social and cultural history, Olympic and Paralympic games

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      Professor Andy Miah (@andymiah) is Director of the Creative Futures Research Centre at the University of the West of Scotland.Dr Beatriz Garcia (@beatrizgarcia) is Head of Research at the Institute of Cultural Capital, University of Liverpool.

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