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Author: John Sugden
Published Date: 20 Sep 2011
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Language: English
Book Format: Paperback::258 pages
ISBN10: 0415578337
ISBN13: 9780415578332
Imprint: ROUTLEDGE
Dimension: 159x 235x 14.73mm::431g
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That's when I not only inspire the people who I'm with, but also people who are watching me play, and people who want to be there someday.". In 1931 the IOC selected the German capital city Berlin as the host city of the 1936 Summer Olympics. However, following Adolf Hitler's rise to power in 1933, the plans for the Olympic Games became entangled with the politics of the Nazi regime. Tomlinson (Eds.), Watching the Olympics:Politics, power and representation (pp. The Olympic Games is much more than the festival of sport that runs in a This acclaimed book John Sugden is available at in several formats for your eReader. Search. Watching the Olympics: Politics, Power and Representation. John Sugden and Alan Tomlinson. Olympics The apotheosis of this cultural form is the Olympic Games. 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