Olympic Games

Dive into the Olympic games, past and present, with titles selected by RCL editors. Resources for College Libraries (RCL) features core titles for academic libraries, curated by Choice/ACRL subject specialists. In Syndetics Unbound, RCL Librarians recommend a selection of the 90,000+ titles available at rclweb.net.

Updated July 1, 2024
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The Olympics at the millennium : power, politics, and the games
Schaffer, Kay
Paper Book
The Olympics thrill the world with spectacle and drama. They also carry a cultural and social significance that goes beyond the stadium, athletes, and fans. The  Games are arenas in which individual and team athletic achievement intersect with the politics of national identity in...
The Nazi Olympics
Mandell, Richard D.
Paper Book
Rio 2016 : Olympic myths, hard realities
Zimbalist, Andrew S.
Ebook
" A clear-eyed, critical examination of the social, political, and economic costs of hosting the 2016 summer Olympics The selection of Rio de Janeiro as the site of the summer 2016 Olympic Games set off jubilant celebrations in Brazil--and created enormous expectations for...
Their day in the sun : women of the 1932 Olympics
Pieroth, Doris Hinson.
Paper Book
The 1932 Olympic games took place in Los Angeles in the depths of the Great Depression; that they were held at all falls barely short of miraculous. The United States sent thirty-seven women to compete?seventeen swimmers, seventeen track and field athletes, and three fencers. It was not easy, and...
The naked Olympics : the true story of the ancient games
Perrottet, Tony.
Paper Book
What was it like to attend the ancient Olympic Games? With the summer Olympics’ return to Athens, Tony Perrottet delves into the ancient world and lets the Greek Games begin again. The acclaimed author of Pagan Holiday brings attitude, erudition, and humor to the...
Olympic dreams : China and sports, 1895-2008
Xu, Guoqi
Paper Book
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...

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