Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement
- ISBN-10
- 0810840545
- ISBN-13
- 9780810840546
- Series
- Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement
- Category
- History (General)
- Pages
- 367
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Authors
- Bill Mallon, Ian Buchanan
Description
Offers a multitude of hard-to-find facts on the important people, events, and organizations involved in the Olympic movement.
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- 2015-05-27
- 906 pages
- Paperback
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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