The Games
A Global History of the Olympics
A Boston Globe Best Book of the YearA Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the YearThe Games is best-selling sportswriter David Goldblatt's sweeping, definitive history of the modern Olympics. Goldblatt brilliantly traces their history from the reinvention of the Games in Athens in 1896 to Rio in 2016, revealing how the Olympics developed into a global colossus and highlighting how they have been buffeted by (and affected by) domestic and international conflicts. Along the way, Goldblatt reveals the origins of beloved Olympic traditions (winners' medals, the torch relay, the eternal flame) and popular events (gymnastics, alpine skiing, the…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-393-35551-2
- EAN: 9780393355512
- Produktnummer: 23250370
- Verlag: WW Norton & Co
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 544 S.
- Masse: H21.1 cm x B14.2 cm x D2.5 cm 410 g
- Abbildungen: 8 pages pf photographs
- Gewicht: 410
Über den Autor
David Goldblatt is the author of three acclaimed books about soccer, including the international bestseller The Ball Is Round. His podcast, Game of Our Lives, has recently been nominated for a Webby Award. He teaches at Pitzer College in Los Angeles and lives in Bristol, England.
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