The Official History of the Olympics Games and the IOC - Athens to Beijing, 1894-2008

Offers an account of the dual history of the sporting spectacle. This book is the illustrated story of the re-creation of the Olympic Games by Pierre de Coubertin, of the often controversial fortunes of the governing body, which was formed in 1894, together with the highs and lows of the Olympics themselves.

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"Handsomely illustrated and painstakingly researched" The Observer

Product details

• Authors: David Miller
• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.04.2008
• EAN: 9781845961596
• ISBN: 978-1-84596-159-6
• Series: Official History of the Olympi
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Olympiade : Lexikon, Nachschlagewerk