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The Olympics, a history of the modern games / Allen Guttmann.
| Author/creator | Guttmann, Allen |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 2nd ed. |
| Publication Info | Urbana : University of Illinois Press, ©2002. |
| Description | x, 214 pages, 22 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Illinois history of sports Illinois history of sports. ^A303273 |
| Contents | The baron's dream -- Growing pains and increasing success -- The games reach maturity -- The most controversial Olympics -- Destruction and recovery -- In the shadow of the Cold War -- The era of (relative) good feelings -- Organizational strains -- A time of troubles -- The era of the boycott -- Calgary and Seoul, but not Pyongyang -- Juan Antonio Samaranch as CEO -- After the Cold War. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2001041383 |
| ISBN | 0252027256 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780252027253 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0252070461 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780252070464 (pbk. : alk. paper) |