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Olympics in Athens 1896 : The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games by Michael Smith

Olympics in Athens 1896 : The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games by Michael Smith

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A rich and entertaining work of history, Olympics in Athens 1896 brings together the following intriguing the rise of amateur athletics in competing countries, each with its own particular stamp; the enormous interest aroused by the excavation of ancient Olympia, the site of the ancient Games; the determination of the eccentric French aristocrat Baron Pierre de Coubertin to embody the amateur athletic ideal in a revival of the Games; and a perception by politicians and the Greek royal family that hosting Coubertin's Games could help to put the young Greek state on the European map.

Publisher: Profile Books
Publication date: 2004-05-27
Pages: 256
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781861973429-N
Dimensions: 240.0 x 159.0 x 27.0 mm
Weight: 0.589 kg View full details