Olympic visions : images of the games through history / Mike O'Mahony.
Title:
Olympic visions : images of the games through history / Mike O'Mahony.
ISBN:
9781861899101
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
London : Reaktion Books, 2012.
Physical Description:
175 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Contents:
Imaging the ancient Olympics -- The birth of the modern Olympic games -- A suitable activity for a woman? -- Celluloid games -- The Russians are coming!: the Olympics and the Cold War -- Olympic transgressions: drugs, political protest, and terrorism -- Promoting the games: publicity and the official Olympic poster -- Designs on the Olympics: from stadia to sporting paraphernalia.
OCLC Number:
ocn760973130
Availability:
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