The Olympics at the Millennium Power, Politics, and the Games |
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| Editor:
| Schaffer, Kay
Smith, Sidonie |
| Contribution by:
| Embrey, Lynn
Godwell, Darren
Jobling, Ian
DeMeyer, Trace
Krane, Vicki
Waldron, Jennifer
Nadelin, Cynthia
Cole, Cheryl
Guttmann, Allen
Eisen, George
Kestner, Heather
Harrison, C.
Lopiano, Donna
Tomlinson, Alan
Meekison, Lisa
Heywood, Leslie
Miller, Toby |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-2820-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2000 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $72.60 |
Book Description:
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The Olympics at the Millennium offers groundbreaking essays that explore the cultural politics of the Games. The contributors investigate such topics as the emergence of women athletes as cultural commodities, the orchestrated spectacles of the opening and closing ceremonies, and the alternative sport culture offered via the Gay Games. Unforgettable events and decisions are discussed: Native American athlete Jim Thorpe winning--and losing--his two gold medals in 1912....
More Description The Olympics at the Millennium offers groundbreaking essays that explore the cultural politics of the Games. The contributors investigate such topics as the emergence of women athletes as cultural commodities, the orchestrated spectacles of the opening and closing ceremonies, and the alternative sport culture offered via the Gay Games. Unforgettable events and decisions are discussed: Native American athlete Jim Thorpe winning--and losing--his two gold medals in 1912. Why America was one of the few countries to actually send Jewish athletes to the "Nazi Olympics." The disqualification of champion Ewa Klobukowska from competing as a woman, due to chromosomal testing in 1967.