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Explore the profound impact of the world's most significant sporting event with Olympic Legacies: Intended and Unintended by Routledge. This work examines how the Olympics expanded sport beyond its Anglo-American origins into a global phenomenon. Since the 1930s, the games have evolved into a massive mega-event that captures media attention and national interest. This book analyzes the complex layers of the Olympic movement, including its political, cultural, economic, and educational dimensions. It tracks how the games grew through television projection and global capital, driven by the desire of nation-states to gain international prestige. Ideal for those studying sport in the global society, this text provides a deep look at the gargantuan scale of the modern Olympic era.

Key Features

Published by Routledge, this book examines the historical development of the Olympics as a global mega-event.

The text explores the political, cultural, economic, and educational aspects of sport in the global society.

Learn how the Olympics expanded the reach of sport from its Anglo-American origins into broader global realms.

Analyze the role of media, global capital, and nation-states in the growth of the Olympic movement.

This scholarly work tracks the evolution of the games from the 1930s to the modern era of massive international prestige.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
17 September 2009
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11 February 2009

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