The Olympic Games: A Social Science Perspective / Edition 2

by K Toohey, Anthony J. Veal

Overview

The Olympic Games: A Social Science Perspective presents a broad, multi-disciplinary account of all things Olympic from the relationship of the modern to the ancient games, to the possible future of the grandest of athletic spectacles.
This extended new edition covers the Olympic phenomenon from political, economical and sociological perspectives, from its history and the media to commercialism and drug use. Its detailed analyses and extensive bibliography make it essential reading for researchers and students in leisure and sports studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845933463
Publisher:	CABI
Publication date:	11/08/2007
Series:	Cabi Series
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.75(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Anthony J. Veal is Adjunct Professor in the School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism in the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, and worked previously in the universities of Birmingham and North London. He is past president of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies (ANZALS) and of the UK Leisure Studies Association. He is author or joint author/editor of a number of books, including: Leisure, Sport and Tourism, Politic, Policy and Planning (3rd edn, CABI, 2010); The Olympic Games; A Social Science Perspective (2nd edn, CABI, 2007); A Handbook of Leisure Studies (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2006); Research Methods for Leisure and Tourism (3rd edn, FT/Prentice Hall, 2006); Free Time and Leisure Participation: International Perspectives (2nd edn, CABI, 2005); Australian Leisure (3rd edn, Longman, 2006); and Work and Leisure (Routledge, 2004).

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Ancient Games The Revival of the Olympic Games
The Modern Olympic Phenomenon
Politics, Nationalism and the Olympic Movement
The Economics and Financing of the Games
Olympics and the Mass Media
Drugs in the Olympics: You Show Me Yours and I'll Show You Mine
Women and the Olympic Games
Case Studies
The Future of the Olympic Games
Appendix I: Websites, Films , Videos and CDs
References

Editorial Reviews

"This is probably the best single source for social science, leisure studies and sports management students following courses or modules that deal with the games."

Leisure Studies

"Toohey's and Veal's excellent book should be put on the reading list of every sports course in English-speaking universities…"

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

"A really valuable addition to the literature on sports and events and provides legitimate evidence for the value of the study of these areas from a range of social science perspective."—Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events

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