Olympic Games Explained

<p>An awesome festival of sporting excellence and competition, the Olympic Games have now evolved into a major international event with great cultural, political, economic and social importance.</p><p>The Olympic Games Explained is an introductory guide to the history and meaning of the four-yearly phenomenon that is the modern Olympic Games. The book provides a comprehensive overview of ‘Olympism’ from its Ancient Greek origins through the beginnings of the International Olympic Committee to the global Olympic Movement in the twenty-first century.</p><p>Each chapter offers a range of study tasks and review questions to help students develop their understanding of key concepts in Olympic studies.</p> Introduction - The Modern Olympic Movement Chapter 1. The Olympic Idea Chapter 2. The Ancient Olympic Games Chapter 3. Revival of the Modern Olympic Games Chapter 4. Britain in the Olympic Movement Chapter 5. The Paralympic Games Chapter 6. The Mass Media and the Olympic Games Chapter 7. Marketing and the Olympic Movement Chapter 8. Economic and Environmental Impact of the Olympic Games Chapter 9. Organising the Olympic Games Chapter 10. Politics and the Olympic Games Chapter 11. Olympic Ethics Chapter 12. Doping Chapter 13. Olympic Art Chapter 14. Olympic Education – Celebrating the Olympics Chapter 15. Case Studies: Sydney 2000; Salt Lake City 2002; London Bid for the 2012 Olympic Games