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02548aam a2200445 i 4500 001 CD462E38214711EEBC7340321FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230713010558 008 151217s2016 enk b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2015043671 020 $a 1138890251 020 $a 9781138890251 020 $a 1138890243 020 $a 9781138890244 035 $a (OCoLC)933386047 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d OCLCF $d CDX $d PUL $d NYP $d YUS $d RB0 $d AJB $d VP@ $d UZ0 $d OCLCO $d THHCU $d TCJ $d OCLCQ $d DCK $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a GV721.5 $b .H64 2016 082 00 $a 796.48 $2 23 100 1 $a Horne, John, $d 1955- $e author. 245 10 $a Understanding the Olympics / $c John Horne and Garry Whannel. 250 $a Second edition. 264 1 $a London ; $b Routledge, $c 2016. 300 $a xxii, 325 pages ; $c 26 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Part I : The contemporary Olympics. Breaking new ground : Rio 2016 -- London, the games and the legacies -- The IOC, political economy and the games bidding process -- Television and the commercialisation of the Olympic Games -- Urban development, city branding and the environment -- Part II : The history and politics of the Olympics. Reviving the Olympics -- From world's fairs to mega-events -- The internationalist spirit and national contestation -- Politics and the Olympics -- Festival, spectacle, carnival and consumption -- Part III : The future of the Olympics. Level playing fields -- The 'dark side' of the Olympics. 520 $a This book presents the latest research on the Olympics, including new material on legacy, sustainability and corruption, and introduces the reader to all of the key themes of contemporary Olympic studies including: the history of the Olympics ; Olympic politics ; access and equity ; the Olympics and the media ; festival and spectacle ; the Olympic economy ; urban development ; Olympic futures. 650 0 $a Olympics $x History. 650 0 $a Olympics $x Social aspects. 650 6 $a Jeux olympiques $x Histoire. 650 6 $a Jeux olympiques $x Aspect social. 650 7 $a Olympics. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01045581 650 7 $a Olympics $x Social aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01045608 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 700 1 $a Whannel, Garry, $e author. 776 08 $i ebook version : $z 9781317495192 941 $a 1 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718092614.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CD462E38214711EEBC7340321FECA4DB 994 $a 92 $b IOHInitiate Another SILO Locator Search