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The Olympic Games Explained : A Student Guide to the Evolution of the Modern Olympic Games - Jim Parry

The Olympic Games Explained

A Student Guide to the Evolution of the Modern Olympic Games

By: Jim Parry, Vassil Girginov

Paperback | 1 March 2005 | Edition Number 1

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An awesome festival of sporting excellence and competition, the Olympic Games have now evolved into a major international event with great cultural, political, economic and social importance.

The Olympic Games Explained is an introductory guide to the history and meaning of the four-yearly phenomenon that is the modern Olympic Games. The book provides a comprehensive overview of âOlympismâ from its Ancient Greek origins through the beginnings of the International Olympic Committee to the global Olympic Movement in the twenty-first century.

Each chapter offers a range of study tasks and review questions to help students develop their understanding of key concepts in Olympic studies.

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