The Olympics - Rilegato

Halliday, Stephen

 
9781446302019: The Olympics

Sinossi

Who reprimanded Hitler during the 1936 Olympic Games?
When did the Olympic event "shin kicking" get banned?
Which Shakespearean play refers to the Olympic Games?
Who was the first official cheat in 388BC?

Find the answers to these and many other intriguing aspects of the Olympic Games in this absorbing collection of stories and trivia.

Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: The Olympics reveals the beguiling stories behind the well-known history of the Games. It delves into the ancient origins in Greece, the modern predecessors to the Games from the 17th century onwards, and the little-known facts behind the Olympics in the modern era. As the "Greatest Show on Earth" graces the City of London, it is the time to swot up on the hidden history and unusual facts behind the Olympic Games, past and present.

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L'autore

Stephen Halliday is a historian specialising in British and industrial history and is an authority on the history of London. He is the author of The Great Stink: Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the Cleansing of the Victorian Metropolis (Sutton 1999) and Amazing & Extraordinary London Underground Facts. Stephen contributes articles and reviews to magazines such as Literary Review, Times Higher Education, BBC History and History Today.

Contenuti

Contents to include:; The ancient games; The 'Cotswold Olympickes'; The Much Wenlock Games; Baron Pierre de Coubertin; 1986 the small scale first modern games in Athens; 1900 Paris Games; 1904 St Louis Games; 1908 London Games; 1924 The 'Chariots of Fire' Games; 1948 The London 'Austerity' Games; The Paralympics; Olympic personalities.

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