基本説明
Evaluates the moral project of Olympism, analyzing the changing value positions adopted in relation to the ideology of Olympism across the period from the 1890s to the present day.
Full Description
This book evaluates the moral project of Olympism, analzying the changing value positions adopted in relation to the ideology of Olympism across the period from the 1890s to the present day. The book also analyzes discourses of Olympism concerned with youth, governance, sport for development and international relations.
Contents
Introduction: Developing Discursive Constructions of Olympism The Discursive Construction of Modern Olympic Histories Coubertin: Patronage and Paternalistic Discourses of Olympism (1887-1937) Carl Diem - Olympism in the Shadow of Fascism and the Post-war Rehabilitation (1912-1961) From Bi-polar to Multi-polar International Relations: Olympism and the Speakers at the International Olympic Academy in the Cold War and Post-Cold War Era Technologies of Power, Governmentality and Discourses of Olympism in the Twenty-First Century Bibliography Index
