Onward to the Olympics Historical Perspectives on the Olympic Games |
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| Editor:
| Schaus, Gerald P.
Wenn, Stephen R. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55458-042-2 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2009 |
| Publisher: | Wilfrid Laurier University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $59.95AUD $60.00 |
Book Description:
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Provides both an overview and an array of insights into aspects of the Olympic Games' history. Archaeologists and historians of sport explore the origins of the Games, compare the ancient and the modern, discuss the organization and financing of such massive athletic festivals, and examine the participation,or the troubling lack of it, by women.
Provides both an overview and an array of insights into aspects of the Olympic Games' history. Archaeologists and historians of sport explore the origins of the Games, compare the ancient and the modern, discuss the organization and financing of such massive athletic festivals, and examine the participation,or the troubling lack of it, by women.