Bearing Light: Flame Relays and the Struggle for the Olympic Movement |
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| Editor:
| Macaloon, John J. |
| Series title: | Sport in the Global Society - Contemporary Perspectives Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-44832-1 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2013 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $185.00 |
Book Description:
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The first book-length study in English of the contemporary Olympic flame relay, The Flame Relay and the Olympic Movement will be a revelation to those who have wondered what organizational challenges, intercultural conflicts, and global-local negotiations compose the backstage of the Olympic Movement's most popular and deceptively straightforward ritual.This book was previously published as a special issue of Sport in Society
The first book-length study in English of the contemporary Olympic flame relay, The Flame Relay and the Olympic Movement will be a revelation to those who have wondered what organizational challenges, intercultural conflicts, and global-local negotiations compose the backstage of the Olympic Movement's most popular and deceptively straightforward ritual.This book was previously published as a special issue of Sport in Society