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This 2nd edition of a highly successful book (published in 2000) provides a comprehensive, critical analysis of the Olympic Games using a multi-disciplinary social science approach. This revised edition contains much new data relating to the Sydney 2000 Games and their aftermath; and preparations for Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Games. The book is broad-ranging and independent in its coverage, and includes the use of drugs, sex testing, accusations of power abuse among members of the IOC, the Games as a stage for political protest, media-related controversies, economic costs and benefits of the Games and historical conflicts between organizers and host communities.
List of tables p. ix List of figures p. xi List of abbreviations p. xii Preface p. xiii Introduction: Studying the Olympic Games p. 1 The phenomenon of the Olympic Games p. 1 The Olympic Games as an object of academic enquiry p. 2 Disciplinary perspectives p. 2 Paradigms p. 3 Structure of the book p. 5 The Olympic Games - more than a sporting event p. 6 Further reading p. 8 Notes p. 8 Questions p. 8 The Ancient Olympics and their Relevance to the Modern Games p. 9 Introduction p. 9 Myths about the ancient Olympic Games p. 10 A short history of the ancient Olympic Games p. 11 The events p. 13 History - politics p. 19 Amateurism and professionalism p. 20 Women p. 22 The demise of the Games p. 23 Conclusion p. 24 Further reading p. 24 Questions p. 25 The Revival of the Olympic Games p. 26 Introduction p. 26 The interregnum p. 27 Greece p. 29 England p. 30 North America p. 33 France and Germany p. 34 Pierre de Coubertin p. 35 Summary p. 38 Further reading p. 39 Questions p. 40 The Modern Olympic Phenomenon p. 41 Introduction p. 41 Olympism p. 42 The Olympic Movement p. 44 Olympic organisation p. 45 The International Olympic Committee p. 45 IOC Commissions p. 53 Symbols and ceremonial p. 61 The bidding process and host city selection p. 65 Hosting the Games p. 68 Cultural programme p. 70 The Winter Olympics p. 71 Local opposition p. 71 Evaluation and reporting p. 73 After it's all over: the legacy of the Games p. 74 Competing and related events p. 76 Conclusions p. 82 Further reading p. 82 Questions p. 83 Politics, Nationalism and the Olympic Movement p. 84 Introduction p. 84 Politics p. 84 Olympic Games and politics p. 87 Internal politics of the host nation p. 87 Opposing political ideologies p. 91 Nationalism p. 102 Political demonstrations, terrorism and security at the Games p. 106 IOC politics p. 114 Conclusion p. 118 Further reading p. 120 Questions p. 120 The Economics and Financing of the Games p. 121 Introduction p. 121 Political economy p. 122 Financing the Olympic Movement p. 126 Funding individual Olympic Games p. 131 Economic impact p. 138 Further Reading p. 144 Questions p. 144 The Olympics and the Mass Media p. 145 Introduction p. 145 The relationship between the Olympics and the mass media p. 147 The nature of Olympic television broadcasts p. 150 History of Olympic television coverage p. 153 Host broadcasters p. 157 The Internet p. 159 Radio p. 164 Film p. 165 Olympic-related novels p. 166 Conclusion p. 167 Further reading p. 167 Questions p. 167 Doping and the Olympics p. 168 Introduction p. 168 Some modern performance-enhancing substances p. 170 Arguments for and against drug use p. 173 History of drug use in the Olympics p. 175 The IOC Medical Commission p. 179 The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) p. 179 Categories of IOC prohibited substances p. 180 Athletes' obligations and doping control p. 182 Anti-doping procedures for Turin, 2006 p. 183 Episodes in sport, the Olympics and drug use p. 185 The future p. 191 Summary p. 192 Further reading p. 193 Questions p. 193 Women and the Olympic Games p. 194 Women and sport p. 194 Research p. 196 Women in the Olympic Games p. 197 Introduction of women's sports to the Olympic programme p. 198 The twenty-first century p. 202 Women in the administration of the Olympics p. 204 The media and women in the Olympic Games p. 206 Eleanor Holm Jarrett: a case study of a female Olympic athlete p. 210 Gender verification, or sex testing p. 216 Conclusion p. 219 Further reading p. 221 Questions p. 221 Case Studies of the Summer Olympic Games p. 222 Introduction p. 222 Barcelona 1992 p. 223 Atlanta 1996 p. 231 Sydney 2000 p. 237 Athens 2004 p. 252 Beijing 2008 p. 255 London 2012 p. 258 Further reading p. 261 Questions p. 262 The Games of the modern era p. 263 Items for a cost-benefit study of the Games p. 272 The Future of the Olympic Games p. 274 Introduction p. 274 The environment of the Games p. 276 The organisation of the Games p. 282 The past, present and future of the Olympic Games p. 287 Further reading p. 287 Questions p. 287 Websites, Films, Videos, CDs, DVDs p. 288 References p. 291 Index p. 330