Olympic & Paralympic Games

This provocative book makes the case for the complete removal of national symbolism in the Olympic Games. Focusing on the case of national flags at...

During more than forty years, Bruce Kidd has combined careers as an internationally ranked athlete, coach, sports administrator, professor and dean...

Ancient Greece was the model that guided the emergence of many facets of the modern sports movement, including most notably the Olympics. Yet the p...

In the 21st century, sport is big business big international business. The huge investments made in the World Cup and the Olympics show how import...

This book explores the biggest sporting event in the world through the lens in which most people witness it: the media. Traversing nations and medi...

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of post-Games legacy governance including stakeholder relationships, institutional conditions, and poli...

Once a showcase for amateur athletics, the Olympic Games have become a global entertainment colossus powered by corporate sponsorship and professio...

Once a showcase for amateur athletics, the Olympic Games have become a global entertainment colossus powered by corporate sponsorship and professio...