Olympic Aspirations is the companion volume to the well received Olympic Legacies and provides original, candid and constructive contributions to the pursuit of the fulfilment of Olympic Idealism in action. This book was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.
Olympic Aspirations is the companion volume to the well received Olympic Legacies and provides original, candid and constructive contributions to the pursuit of the fulfilment of Olympic Idealism in action. This book was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.
J.A. Mangan is Emeritus Professor, University of Strathclyde, UK, FRHS, FRAI, D. Litt.(Durham) and Founding Editor of the International Journal of the History of Sport and the book series Sport in the Global Society. He is editor of Beijing 2008: Preparing for Glory, Chinese Challenge in the 'Chinese' Century (with Dong Jinxia) and Post-Beijing 2008: Geopolitics, Sport and the Pacific Rim (with Fan Hong) and other publications on the Olympics published by Routledge. Mark Dyreson is Professor of Kinesiology and History at the Pennsylvania State University, USA, a former president of the North American Society for Sport History, and the author of several books on the history of sport including Crafting Patriotism for Global Domination: America at the Olympics.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Prologue: Concerns, Confidence, Caveats J.A. Mangan Future Aspirations 2. Olympic Challenges Helmut Digel 3. How Green Will My (Lea) Valley Be? Olympic Aspirations: Rhetoric or Reality Peter Horton and Dwight H. Zakus 4. Manly Displays: Exhibitions and the Revival of the Olympic Games Lia Paradis 5. Planning and Reconversion of Olympic Heritages: The Montreal Olympic Stadium Romain Roult and Sylvain Lefebvre 6. Mexico City 1968: Oscillating Aspirations Keith Brewster 7. Post-Sydney 2000 Australia: A Potential Clash of Aspirations Between Recreational and Elite Sport Kristine Toohey 8. Athens' Post-Olympic Aspirations and the Extent of their Realization Penelope Kissoudi Recent Past Aspirations 9. The Beijing Games, National Identity and Modernization in China Dong Jinxia 10. Olympic Aspirations: Reconstructed Images, National Identity and International Integration Ying Yu 11. Beijing 2008: Volunteerism in Chinese Culture and its Olympic Interpretation and Influence Juan Zhuang 12. The Effect of Beijing 2008 on China's Image in the United States: A Study of US Media and Polls Nafees A. Syed 13. The 'Black Auxiliaries' in American Memories: Sport, Race and Politics in the Construction of Modern Legacies John Gleaves and Mark Dyreson 14. Outsiders: Muslim Women and Olympic Games - Barriers and Opportunities Gertrud Pfister Coming Aspirations 15. 'Team GB' and London 2012: The Paradox of National and Global Identities Iain MacRury and Gavin Poynter Mega-Event Global Aspirations 16. Olympiads as Mega-events and the Pace of Globalization: Beijing 2008 in Context Paul Close 17. The Geopolitics of Global Aspiration: Sport Mega-events and Emerging Powers Scarlett Cornelissen 18. Perspectives of Sport in a Global World Helmut Digel 19. Epilogue: Showcases for Global Aspirations: Meditations on the Histories of Olympic Games and World's Fairs Mark Dyreson
1. Prologue: Concerns, Confidence, Caveats J.A. Mangan Future Aspirations 2. Olympic Challenges Helmut Digel 3. How Green Will My (Lea) Valley Be? Olympic Aspirations: Rhetoric or Reality Peter Horton and Dwight H. Zakus 4. Manly Displays: Exhibitions and the Revival of the Olympic Games Lia Paradis 5. Planning and Reconversion of Olympic Heritages: The Montreal Olympic Stadium Romain Roult and Sylvain Lefebvre 6. Mexico City 1968: Oscillating Aspirations Keith Brewster 7. Post-Sydney 2000 Australia: A Potential Clash of Aspirations Between Recreational and Elite Sport Kristine Toohey 8. Athens' Post-Olympic Aspirations and the Extent of their Realization Penelope Kissoudi Recent Past Aspirations 9. The Beijing Games, National Identity and Modernization in China Dong Jinxia 10. Olympic Aspirations: Reconstructed Images, National Identity and International Integration Ying Yu 11. Beijing 2008: Volunteerism in Chinese Culture and its Olympic Interpretation and Influence Juan Zhuang 12. The Effect of Beijing 2008 on China's Image in the United States: A Study of US Media and Polls Nafees A. Syed 13. The 'Black Auxiliaries' in American Memories: Sport, Race and Politics in the Construction of Modern Legacies John Gleaves and Mark Dyreson 14. Outsiders: Muslim Women and Olympic Games - Barriers and Opportunities Gertrud Pfister Coming Aspirations 15. 'Team GB' and London 2012: The Paradox of National and Global Identities Iain MacRury and Gavin Poynter Mega-Event Global Aspirations 16. Olympiads as Mega-events and the Pace of Globalization: Beijing 2008 in Context Paul Close 17. The Geopolitics of Global Aspiration: Sport Mega-events and Emerging Powers Scarlett Cornelissen 18. Perspectives of Sport in a Global World Helmut Digel 19. Epilogue: Showcases for Global Aspirations: Meditations on the Histories of Olympic Games and World's Fairs Mark Dyreson
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