Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games 0942257405, 9780942257403

With a thorough exploration of the political climate of the time and the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan, this bo

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Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games
0942257405, 9780942257403

Official posters of the summer and winter Olympic Games 1896-2004.

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Olympic Stadia provides a comprehensive account of the development of stadia including but not limited to: developments

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This book offers a detailed account of the employment promises made to local East Londoners when the Summer Olympic Game

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What drives cities to pursue large-scale, high-profile events like the Olympic games? What are the consequences for citi

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On August 26, 1960, twenty-three-year-old Danish cyclist Knud Jensen, competing in that year's Rome Olympic Games,

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Moscow’s ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran underwent dramatic fluctuations following Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s

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African American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos protesting racial segregation in the United States in 1968. Hitl

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The Olympic Games have had two lives--the first lasted for a millennium with celebrations every four years at Olympia to

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This book is the first longitudinal study that addresses language policy and planning in the context of a major internat

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This book explores how cultural policies are reflected in the design, management and promotion of the Olympic Games. Gar

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