{"product_id":"olympic-games-9780851998091","title":"Olympic Games","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 2nd edition of a highly successful book (published in 2000) provides a comprehensive, critical analysis of the Olympic Games using a multi-disciplinary social science approach. This revised edition contains much new data relating to the Sydney 2000 Games and their aftermath; and preparations for Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Games. The book is broad-ranging and independent in its coverage, and includes the use of drugs, sex testing, accusations of power abuse among members of the IOC, the Games as a stage for political protest, media-related controversies, economic costs and benefits of the Games and historical conflicts between organizers and host communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A well-researched book that belongs in the forefront of the libraries of those who study the Games\" Glynn A. Leyshon, on the first edition\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1: Introduction: Studying the Olympic Games 2: The Ancient Olympics and their Relevance to the Modern Games 3: The Revival of the Olympic Games 4: The Modern Olympic Phenomenon 5: Politics, Nationalism and the Olympic Movement 6: The Economics and Financing of the Games 7: The Olympics and the Mass Media 8: Doping and the Olympics 9: Women and the Olympic Games 10: Case Studies of the Summer Olympic Games 11: The Future of the Olympic Games","brand":"CABI Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406255038807,"sku":"9780851998091","price":46.17,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780851998091.jpg?v=1730495120","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/olympic-games-9780851998091","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}