Archive for December, 2011
Olympic Games Geography
1988 Seoul Olympics Vid Promo [Geography Project]
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Olympic Cities: City Agendas, Planning, and the World’s Games, 1896 – 2016 (Planning, History and Environment Series) $43.25 Providing a full overview of the changing relationship between cities and the Olympic events, this substantially revised and enlarged edition builds on the success of its predecessor. Its coverage takes account of important new scholarship as well as adding reflections on the experience of staging Beijing 2008 and Vancouver 2010, the state of preparations for London 2012, and the plans for the Gam… |
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A Smaller History of Greece ( Annotated ) : By William Smith A Smaller History of Greece ( Annotated ) : By William Smith,Athens,GEOGRAPHY OF GREECE,THE GREEK COLONIES,ATHENS IN THE TIME OF PERICLES… |
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Olympic Dreams: China and Sports, 1895-2008 $32.19 Already the world has seen the political, economic, and cultural significance of hosting the 2008 Olympics in Beijing—in policies instituted and altered, positions softened, projects undertaken. But will the Olympics make a lasting difference? This book approaches questions about the nature and future of China through the lens of sports—particularly as sports finds its utmost international e… |