The Rise and Fall of Olympic Amateurism /

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"No sporting event is more culturally significant and popular than the Olympic Games. An estimated 4 billion people watched the opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Games. The Olympic logo of five interlocked rings outpaces both Nike and McDonalds for positive global recognition. The Olympic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Llewellyn, Matthew P. (Autor), Gleaves, John (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2016.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Professionalism in sports.
Olympics > Social aspects.
Olympics.
HISTORY > World.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
Professionnalisme dans les sports.
Jeux olympiques > Aspect social.
Jeux olympiques.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The anatomy of Olympic amateurism
  • A universal dilemma
  • The rise of the shamateur
  • "Ambassadors in tracksuits"
  • The amateur Apostle and the Cold War games
  • The global games and the intransigent dictator
  • Selling out the amateur ideal
  • The ultimate move,

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