Understanding the Olympics (3rd Ed.)
Auteurs : Horne John, Whannel Garry
How did the Olympics evolve into a multi-national phenomenon? How can the Olympics help us to understand the relationship between sport and society? What will be the impact and legacy of the Olympics after Tokyo in 2020? Understanding the Olympics answers all these questions by exploring the social, cultural, political, historical, and economic context of the Games.
This thoroughly revised and updated edition discusses recent attempts at future proofing by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in the face of growing global anti-Olympic activism, the changing geo-political context within which the Olympics take place, and the Olympic histories of the next three cities to host the Games ? Tokyo (2020), Paris (2024), and Los Angeles (2028) ? as well as the legacy of the London (2012) Olympics. For the first time, this new edition introduces the reader to the emergence of ?other Games? associated with the IOC ? the Winter Olympics, the Paralympics, and the Youth Olympics. It also features a full Olympic history timeline, many new photographs, refreshed suggestions for further reading, and revised illustrations.
The most up-to-date and authoritative textbook available on the Olympic Games, Understanding the Olympics is essential reading for anybody with an interest in the Olympics or the wider relationship between sport and society.
Part I: A Tale of Four Cities, 1. Tokyo and the Olympics: (1940)-1964-2020, 2. Paris and the Olympics: 1900-1924-2024, 3. Los Angeles and the Olympics: 1932-1984-2028, 4. London and the Olympics: 1908-1948-2012, Part II: From There to Here, 5. The Origins of the Olympics, 6. Internationalism and Nationalism at the Olympics, 7. Politics and the Olympics, 8. The Other Olympic Games, Part III: Running the Games, 9. The IOC, Governance and the Bidding Process, 10. Olympic Economics and Spectacle: Television, Advertising, Sponsorship and “New” Media, 11. Olympic Level Playing Fields, 12. The “Dark Side” of the Olympics, Conclusion, Bibliography
John Horne is Professor in the Faculty of Sport Sciences at Waseda University, Japan.
Garry Whannel is Emeritus Professor at the University of Bedfordshire, UK.
Date de parution : 04-2020
17.4x24.6 cm
Date de parution : 04-2020
17.4x24.6 cm
Mots-clés :
IOC Member; John Horne; IOC Commission; Garry Whannel; Gay Games; Olympic Games; IOC Executive Board; London 2012; IOC Session; Rio 2016; Field Events; Rio Olympics; Field Hockey; London Olympics; Independent Schools; Olympic legacy; Sports Mega-events; International Olympic Committee; IOC President; IOC; Celebration Capitalism; Olympism; Team GB; Olympic movement; Workers Sport Movement; Tokyo 2020; Paris 2024; Young Man; Los Angeles 2028; Stade De France; Agenda 2020; West Germany; Youth Olympics; Top Programme; Winter Olympics; IOC Decision; Paralympics; VIP Section; host cities; Cirque Olympique; mega-events; Palestinian Sports; sport media; Disability Sport; sport broadcasting; RAF Fighter; De Coubertin; IOC Executive; Austerity games; Olympism in action; sport for development; doping in sport; sport and corruption; sport governance; NGO; international sport; sport and politics
