Descripciones mejoradas de Syndetics:

The foremost sporting event in the world, the Olympic Games have grown from a quaint idea in the 1890s to a major world happening. This unique book shows the historical context in which each of the Olympic Games has taken place. Divided into sections on the Summer Games and the Winter Games, the book includes chronologically arranged entries on each of the games since 1896. Entries focus on such information as site selection, political questions, controversies, collateral events, changes in programming, and political and economic consequences of the games--all information that is not available in other reference works on the Olympics.

Once again the Olympic flame will burn in the U.S.A. as Atlanta, GA, hosts the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, marking the 100th anniversary of the Modern Olympic Movement. The first Games of the Modern Era were celebrated in Athens in 1896 and have grown from a quaint idea in the 1890s to a major world happening. It is a testament to the founders of the games that the ideals upon which the Olympic Movement was founded have continued throughout the years and will be carried into the next century in Sydney, Australia. Valued for their idealism and revered for the moral code they demonstrate in heroic sporting contests, the Olympic Games are the foremost sporting event in the world. Divided into sections on the Summer Games and the Winter Games, this unique reference work shows the historical context in which each of the Olympic Games has taken place. The book includes chronologically arranged entries on each of the games from 1896 to the Centennial games planned for 1996, and the Olympic Games planned for 1998 in Nagano, Japan, and 2000 in Sydney. Entries focus on such information as site selection, political questions, controversies, collateral events, changes in programming, and political and economic consequences of the games--all information that is not available in other reference works on the Olympics.

Adding another dimension, the appendixes provide biographical profiles of the members of the International Olympic Committee and an entry on the United States Olympic Committee. The volume also provides information on Olympic films and a general bibliography.

Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Preface
• Introduction
• Prologue
• The Ancient Games
• The Summer Games Athens 1896
• Paris 1900
• Athens 1906
• London 1908
• Berlin 1916
• Paris 1924
• Los Angeles 1932
• London 1944
• London 1948
• Melbourne 1956
• Tokyo 1964
• Munich 1972
• Los Angeles 1984
• Atlanta 1996
• The Winter Games Chamonix 1924
• Lake Placid 1932
• Cortina d'Ampezzo 1944
• Oslo 1952
• Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956
• Innsbruck 1964
• Grenoble 1968
• Innsbruck 1976
• Lake Placid 1980
• Calgary 1988
• Lillehammer 1994
• Appendix A The International Olympic Committee
• Appendix A1 Demetrios Vikelas
• Appendix A2 Pierre de Coubertin
• Appendix A3 Henri de Baillet-Latour
• Appendix A4 Sigfrid Edstrom
• Appendix A5 Avery Brundage
• Appendix A6 Michael Morris, Lord Killanin
• Appendix A7 Juan Antonio Samaranch
• Appendix B The United States Olympic Committee
• Appendix C Olympic Films
• Appendix C1 Olympic Documentary Films
• Appendix C2 Olympic Feature Films
• Bibliography
• Index

Reseñas proporcionadas por Syndetics

Library Journal Review

In addition to recapping the highlights of each Olympiad, the Historical Dictionary offers sometimes erudite but more often fascinating essays about the surrounding social and political climate every four years. Medium to large sports collections should acquire. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

CHOICE Review

This "dictionary" is a comprehensive reference on the Olympic Games, from the ancient Games that began in 776 BCE to the modern Summer Games (to be held in Sydney in 2000) and the Winter Games of 1998 (to be in Nagano, Japan). In contrast to the usual Olympic books that emphasize winners and medal counts, the editors stress that this collection describes each game's celebration in a "historical context." Nearly 60 authors contributed the histories of various games, concluding with a compilation of all the sources and materials for that section. The text is organized in logical fashion, with a beginning essay about the Games, the Summer Games (including those canceled due to WW I and II), and the Winter Games. The appendix includes an overview of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) with a picture and biography of each president, the US Olympic Committee (USOC) including a list of member organizations, and a history of Olympic films and other key information, e.g., archives with significant Olympic holdings. A book to be read and savored. All levels. J. Davenport Auburn University

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

JOHN E. FINDLING is Professor of History at Indiana University Southeast. He is the author or editor of several other books including Historical Dictionary of World's Fairs and Expositions, 1851-1988 (Greenwood, 1990) and Dictionary of American Diplomatic History (Greenwood, Revised and Expanded, 1989).

KIMBERLY D. PELLE is the coeditor of Historical Dictionary of World's Fairs and Expositions (Greenwood, 1990) and holds degrees from Indiana University Southeast.