9780415346047-0415346045-The Olympic Games Explained: A Student Guide to the Evolution of the Modern Olympic Games (Student Sport Studies)

The Olympic Games Explained: A Student Guide to the Evolution of the Modern Olympic Games (Student Sport Studies)

ISBN-13: 9780415346047
ISBN-10: 0415346045
Edition: 1
Author: Jim Parry
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: Routledge
Format: Paperback 288 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780415346047
ISBN-10: 0415346045
Edition: 1
Author: Jim Parry
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: Routledge
Format: Paperback 288 pages

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The Olympic Games Explained: A Student Guide to the Evolution of the Modern Olympic Games (Student Sport Studies) (ISBN-13: 9780415346047 and ISBN-10: 0415346045), written by authors Jim Parry, was published by Routledge in 2005. With an overall rating of 3.8 stars, it's a notable title among other History of Sports (Sports Miscellaneous, Olympic Games) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Olympic Games Explained: A Student Guide to the Evolution of the Modern Olympic Games (Student Sport Studies) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used History of Sports books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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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.

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.

Each chapter offers a range of study tasks and review questions to help students develop their understanding of key concepts in Olympic studies.

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