02121cam a22003731i 4500 0000031646 OCoLC 20230921135409.0 170531p20182016nyumf b a001 0 eng d 9781447298878 0393355519 (OCoLC)988276281 988276281 GV721.5 .G6152 2018 796.48 G6185g 2018 Goldblatt, David, 1965-, author. The games : a global history of the Olympics / David Goldblatt. Norton paperback [edition]. London : Macmillan, 2016. London : Macmillan, 2016. 525p : illustrations ; 21 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "First published in the U.K. by Macmillan Publishers International Limited"--Title-page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-490) and index. Introduction -- 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. A 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. Olympics History. 210608 N 20230822095114.0 8645 8645 0 0 0 0 cutlib cutlib 2023-09-21 0 GV 721.5 GOL BK00459438 2023-09-21 C.046089 2023-09-21 BK