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Olympic Perspectives - Sport in the Global Society - Historical Perspectives 1st edition
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Olympic Perspectives - Sport in the Global Society - Historical Perspectives
Historical research on the Olympic Movement is highly valuable as it displays processes of continuity and transformation by which knowledge building processes on the Olympic Movement, its structure and on Olympic sport can be expanded. The Olympic Movement can be addressed from multidisciplinary perspectives, including management, sociology, education, philosophy and history. This comprehensive collection examines the multifaceted profile of the Olympic and Paralympic Movement and presents new insights drawn from a variety of research projects. Historical and political dimensions of the Olympic and Paralympic Movement are addressed, along with educational, ethical, commercial and sociological perspectives.
This book was originally published as a special issue of The International Journal of the History of Sport.
138 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 8, 2017 |
| ISBN13 | 9780415783804 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 126 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 20 mm · 420 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Baka, Richard (Victoria University Melbourne, Australia) |
| Editor | Forsyth, Janice (Western University Ontario, Canada) |
| Editor | Wassong, Stephan (German Sport University Cologne, Germany) |
