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"The Olympics at the Millennium" offers groundbreaking essays that explore the cultural politics of the Games. The contributors investigate such ...Show synopsis"The Olympics at the Millennium" offers groundbreaking essays that explore the cultural politics of the Games. The contributors investigate such topics as the emergence of women athletes as cultural commodities, the orchestrated spectacles of the opening and closing ceremonies, and the alternative sport culture offered via the Gay Games. Unforgettable events and decisions are discussed: Native American athlete Jim Thorpe winning--and losing--his two gold medals in 1912. Why America was one of the few countries to actually send Jewish athletes to the "Nazi Olympics." The disqualification of champion Ewa Klobukowska from competing as a woman, due to chromosomal testing in 1967.Hide synopsis
The Olympics at the Millennium: Power, Politics, and the Games – Trade paperback
(2000)
by Kay Schaffer (Editor), Professor Sidonie Smith (Editor), Professor Lynn Embrey (Contributions by)
Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 0813528208
ISBN-13: 9780813528205
The Olympics at the Millennium: Power, Politics, and the Games (Rutgers University Press) – Trade paperback (2000)
by
Kay Schaffer (Editor), Professor Sidonie Smith (Editor), Professor Lynn Embrey (Contributions by)
Trade paperback, Rutgers University Press 2000
English
336 pages
ISBN: 0813528208 ISBN-13: 9780813528205
"The Olympics at the Millennium" offers groundbreaking essays that explore the cultural politics of the Games. The contributors investigate such topics as the emergence of women athletes as cultural commodities, the orchestrated spectacles of the opening and closing ceremonies, and the alternative sport culture offered via the Gay Games. Unforgettable events and decisions are discussed: Native American athlete Jim Thorpe winning--and losing--his two gold medals in 1912. Why America was one of the few countries to actually ...Show more"The Olympics at the Millennium" offers groundbreaking essays that explore the cultural politics of the Games. The contributors investigate such topics as the emergence of women athletes as cultural commodities, the orchestrated spectacles of the opening and closing ceremonies, and the alternative sport culture offered via the Gay Games. Unforgettable events and decisions are discussed: Native American athlete Jim Thorpe winning--and losing--his two gold medals in 1912. Why America was one of the few countries to actually send Jewish athletes to the "Nazi Olympics." The disqualification of champion Ewa Klobukowska from competing as a woman, due to chromosomal testing in 1967.Hide
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Trade paperback,
Rutgers University Press,
2000
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