Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement

Klappentext The fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement presents a comprehensive history of the games from the first recorded history of the games in 776 B.C. to the present day. This is done through a chronology! forewords by Dan Jansen and Mike Krzyzewski! an introductory essay! appendixes! a bibliography! photos! and over 900 cross-referenced dictionary entries covering the history! philosophy! and politics of the Olympics and! of course! the medal winners. This book is an excellent access point for students! researchers! and anyone wanting to know more about the Olympics.

Product details

• Authors: Jeroen Heijmans, Bill Mallon, Bill/ Heijmans Mallon
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.08.2011
• EAN: 9780810872493
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-7249-3
• No. of pages: 505
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 51 mm
• Series: Historical Dictionaries of Sports; Historical Dictionaries of Spo; Historical Dictionaries of Sports; Historical Dictionaries of Spo
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; Geschichte des Sports, Sports & Recreation, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, SPORTS & RECREATION / Olympics & Paralympics, SPORTS & RECREATION / Reference