Title: Rethinking the Olympics : cultural histories of the modern Games /
Authors: Barney, Robert K. 1932-
Publisher: Fitness Information Technology,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Olympics History
Contents: Part I. setting the stage. Section I. The legacy of antiquity. Stadium and arena: reflections on Greek, Roman, and contemporary social history / Michael B. Poliakoff -- The Olympic games 393 A.D.-1896 A.D.: the genealogy of an idea in literature, music, and dance / Jeffry O. Segrave -- On the source of the Olympic credo / Davic C. Young -- More on the Olympic saying, it's more important / David C. Young -- Section II. Modern evolution. Coubertin's ideology of Olympism from the perspective of the history of ideas / Sigmund Loland -- Cosmopolitanism, Olympism, and nationalism: a critical interpretation of Coubertin's ideal of international sporting life / William J. Morgan -- Section III. The most controversial games -- Berlin 1936. France, Coubertin, and the Nazi Olympics: the response / W.J. Murray -- The Nazi Olympics: a reinterpretation / James M. Pitsula.