The Politics of the Olympic Games (eBook)

With an Epilogue, 1976 - 1980

Richard Espy (Autor)

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2024
224 Seiten
University of California Press (Verlag)
9780520378346 (ISBN)

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Can sports and politics mix? They can and do, according to the author of this study of the Olympic Games. Richard Espy's objective is to show how the organization of the Games reflects the structure of international politics. He focuses on four basic issues concerning the Olympic system during the post–World War II period: German participation; Chinese participation; South African and Rhodesia participation; and the role of sport federations, international organizations, and business interests in the Olympics.
 
Espy discusses the relationship between the Olympic idea of international amity through sport competition and the reality of world affairs, how television has changed governmental views and use of the Olympic Games, and whether sports can be used legitimately as a political tool. He also recommends possible changes in the organizational structure of the event—or even the Olympic ideal itself—to help the Games achieve their intended result: an atmosphere of international good will.
 This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1979, followed by a paperback in 1981. 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.6.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Schlagworte: 20th century olympics • history of the olympics • international amity • International Politics • international sports • international sports organizations • modern olympic games • olympiad • olympic athletes • Olympic Games • Olympics • Olympic sports • olympic system • sport federations • sports and politics • sports competitions • sports recreation • world affairs • xiii olympiad • xiv olympiad • XIX Olympiad • xviii olympiad • xvii olympiad • xvi olympiad • xv olympiad • xx olympiad
• ISBN-13: 9780520378346 / 9780520378346