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The Olympics: The Basics de Andy Miah

The Olympics: The Basics

Autor Andy Miah, Beatriz Garcia
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 19 ian 2012
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 diplomacy
  • management and economics
  • corruption, terror and activism
  • the rise of human enhancement
  • ethics 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.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780415595889
ISBN-10: 0415595886
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Undergraduate

Cuprins

Preface  1. History and Philosophy  2. Society and Identity  3. Culture and Education  4. Politics and Diplomacy  5. Ethics and Values  6. Management and Economics  7. Media and Communication  8. Impact and Legacy  Conclusion: The Future

Recenzii

"With this book, [the authors] have risen to the challenge of producing what is labelled a basic text, but is in fact an insightful overview of a complex, disperse and widely researched field of enquiry."
JOMEC Journal

Descriere

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: