01920cam a22003011i 45000010011000000030006000110050017000170080041000340200018000750200015000930350021001080350014001290500025001431000039001682450070002072500032002772600032003092640032003413000036003733360026004093370028004353380027004635000099004905040067005895050634006565200305012906500023015950000031646OCoLC20230921135409.0170531p20182016nyumf    b   a001 0 eng d  a9781447298878  a0393355519  a(OCoLC)988276281  a988276281 4aGV721.5b.G6152 20181 aGoldblatt, David,d1965-,eauthor.14aThe games :ba global history of the Olympics /cDavid Goldblatt.  aNorton paperback [edition].  aLondon :bMacmillan,c2016. 1aLondon :bMacmillan,c2016.  a525p :billustrations ;c21 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"First published in the U.K. by Macmillan Publishers International Limited"--Title-page verso.  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 447-490) and index.0 aIntroduction -- This grandiose and salutary task : the reinvention of the Olympic Games -- All the fun of the fair : The Olympics at the end of the Belle Époque -- Not the only game in town : the Olympics and its challengers in the 1920s -- It's showtime! : the Olympics as spectacle -- Small was beautiful : the lost worlds of the post-War Olympics -- The image is still there : spectacle versus anti-spectacle at the Games -- Things fall apart : bankruptcy, boycotts, and the end of amateurism -- Boom! : the globalization of the Olympics after the Cold War -- Going south : the Olympics in the new world order -- Conclusion.  aA renowned sportswriter describes the reinvention and modern history of the Olympic Games, from its rebirth in 1896 Athens to the present, highlighting all the classic moments of highest achievement, including Jesse Owens, Nadia Comaneci, the Miracle on Ice and Usain Bolt. --Publisher's description. 0aOlympicsxHistory.