Olympics A History of the Modern Games

Name: Olympics A History of the Modern Games
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ISBN: 9780252070464

ISBN-10: 0252070461

ISBN-13: 9780252070464

Edition: 2nd 1992

Authors: Allen Guttmann

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Book details

List price: $23.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication date: 1/9/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Allen Guttmann is professor of American studies at Amherst College. His many books include The Olympics: A History of the Modern Games, Games and Empires: Modern Sports and Cultural Imperialism(Columbia), and a translation of Peter Kï¿½hnst's Sports: A Cultural History in the Mirror of Art.He lives in Leverett, Massachusetts.



Preface to the Second Edition


Introduction: The Olympic Games Are More Than Games



The Baron's Dream



Growing Pains and Increasing Success



The Games Reach Maturity



The Most Controversial Olympics



Destruction and Recovery



In the Shadow of the Cold War



The Era of (Relative) Good Feelings



Organizational Strains



A Time of Troubles



The Era of the Boycott



Calgary and Seoul--But Not Pyongyang



Juan Antonio Samaranch as CEO



After the Cold War


Appendix


Bibliographical Essay


Index