The Olympics: The Basics

Andy Miah, Beatriz Garcia (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

208 Seiten

2012
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-59587-2 (ISBN)

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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.

Professor Andy Miah (@andymiah) is Director of the Creative Futures Research Centre at the University of the West of Scotland. Dr Beatriz Garcia (@beatriz_garcia) is Head of Research at the Institute of Cultural Capital, University of Liverpool.

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

Reihe/Serie	The Basics
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	540 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft
	Wirtschaft
ISBN-10	0-415-59587-8 / 0415595878
ISBN-13	978-0-415-59587-2 / 9780415595872
Zustand	Neuware