Onward to the Olympics Historical Perspectives on the Olympic Games |
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| Editor:
| Schaus, Gerald P.
Wenn, Stephen R. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-88920-505-5 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2007 |
| Publisher: | Wilfrid Laurier University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $85.00 |
Book Description:
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The Olympic Games have had two lives -- the first lasted for amillennium with celebrations every four years at Olympia to honourthe god Zeus. The second has blossomed over the past century, froma simple start in Athens in 1896 to a dazzling return to Greece in2004. Onward to the Olympics provides both an overview and anarray of insights ......
The Olympic Games have had two lives -- the first lasted for amillennium with celebrations every four years at Olympia to honourthe god Zeus. The second has blossomed over the past century, froma simple start in Athens in 1896 to a dazzling return to Greece in2004. Onward to the Olympics provides both an overview and anarray of insights ......