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" The Olympic games : "
Kristine Toohey and A.J. Veal
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BL
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693107
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b515296
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| Main Entry
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Toohey, Kristine
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| Title & Author
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The Olympic games : : a social science perspective /\ Kristine Toohey and A.J. Veal
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| Edition Statement
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2nd ed
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| Publication Statement
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Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ;Cambridge, MA :: CABI Pub.,, c2007
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xiv, 348 p. :: ill. ;; 23 cm
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0851998097 (alk. paper)
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: 0851998097 (pbk.)
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: 184593346X (hbk.)
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: 9780851998091 (alk. paper)
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: 9780851998091 (pbk.)
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: 9781845933463 (hbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Introduction: Studying the Olympic games -- The ancient Olympics and their relevance to the modern games -- The revival of the Olympic games -- The modern Olympic phenomenon -- Politics, nationalism, and the Olympic movement -- The economics and financing of the games -- The Olympics and the mass media -- Doping and the Olympics -- Women and the Olympic games -- Case-studies of the summer Olympic games -- The future of the Olympic games
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Olympics-- History
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Olympics-- Social aspects
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| Dewey Classification
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796.48
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| LC Classification
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GV721.5.T64 2007
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Veal, Anthony James
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