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The Ancient Olympics |
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Nigel Spivey |
Oxford, Oxford University Press,
2004
ISBN: 9780192804334 |
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no: 796.48 SPI |
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book explains the true nature of the Greek Olympics as violent
and bloody. It also lists what events were done, their
rules and how the athletes prepared for the games at that time. |
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The Naked Olympics:
The True Story of the Ancient Games |
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Tony Perrottet |
New York, Random House, 2004
ISBN: 9780812969917 |
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no: 796.48 PER |
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primary sources, the author explores what it was like for
patrons to attend the Olympics back then in Athens, Greece.
Even at this time, corruption scandals happened with athletes. |
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Nazi Games: The Olympics of 1936 |
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David Clay Large |
New York, W. W. Norton & Company,
2007
ISBN: 9780393058840 |
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no: 796.48 LAR |
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| Held in Berlin
during this time, the Olympic Games were promoted by the Nazi
regime as this book explores the history of this event and the
impressive performances by athletes such as Jesse Owens. The
book also details the attempted boycott by the international
community. |
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42,998 Full-text References for “olympics” |
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Poast, Paul D. "Winning the Bid:
Analyzing the International Olympic Committee's Host City
Selections." International Interactions 33.1 (Jan. 2007):
75-95. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. |
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Roche, Maurice. "The Olympics and
'Global Citizenship'." Citizenship Studies 6.2
(July 2002): 165-181. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. |
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Young, Christopher. "Olympic
Boycotts: Always Tricky." Dissent 55.3 (Summer 2008):
67-72. MasterFILE Premier. EBSCO. |
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The
Ancient Olympics: A Special Exhibit of the Perseus
Digital Library Project
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/
Olympics/ |
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A website
containing information on ancient and modern Olympic
sports. The website offers a tour of the Olympia site
and supplies stories of ancient athletes. It has a FAQ
link which has frequently asked questions about the
ancient Olympic Games.. |
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Official Website of the Olympic Movement
http://www.olympic.org/ |
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This website
contains information about the Olympic Movement, the
games, and the athletes. The Sports section provides
detailed explanations of the various Olympic sporting
events—both present ones and past ones. It has a link to
the Olympic Museum.. |
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The
Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games sponsored by
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and
Anthropology
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/
new/olympics/olympicintro.shtml/ |
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This website
offers information on the games, the athletes, the
women, the politics, and the commercialism of the
ancient games.. |
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United
States Olympic Committee
http://www.olympic-usa.org/ |
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This is a
site where information about the United States Olympic
athletes, training, education, and resources can be
found. |
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NBC - Television Station Broadcasting Olympics
http://www.nbcolympics.com/ |
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NBC’s
website provides detailed information on the 2008
Beijing games. This information includes Athlete
Profiles, Complete Medal Standings, Countries, and
Vancouver 2010. |
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