The Olympic Games: A Social Science Perspective
- ISBN-10
- 1845933559
- ISBN-13
- 9781845933555
- Series
- The Olympic Games
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 368
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-11-08
- Publisher
- CABI
- Author
- Kristine Toohey
Description
This 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.
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