| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
x, 214 pages, 22 unnumbered pagesages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Illinois history of sports
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Illinois history of sports.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Table of 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. |
| Subject |
Olympics -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780252027253 |
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0252070461 (paperback) |
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9780252070464 (paperback) |
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