208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

The Olympics: The Basics is an accessible, contemporary introduction to the Olympic movement and Games. Chapters explain how the Olympics transcend sports, engaging us with a range of contemporary philosophical, social, cultural and political matters, including: peace development and diplomacy management and economics corruption, terror and activism the rise of human enhancement... Read more

Preface  1. History and Philosophy  2. Society and Identity  3. Culture and Education  4. Politics and Diplomacy  5. Ethics and Values  6. Management and Economics  7. Media and Communication  8. Impact and Legacy  Conclusion: The Future

Biography

Professor Andy Miah (@andymiah) is Director of the Creative Futures Research Centre at the University of the West of Scotland.

Dr Beatriz Garcia (@beatriz_garcia) is Head of Research at the Institute of Cultural Capital, University of Liverpool.

"With this book, [the authors] have risen to the challenge of producing what is labelled a basic text, but is in fact an insightful overview of a complex, disperse and widely researched field of enquiry."

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