Olympic Games as Performance and Public Event: The Case of the XVII Winter Olympic Games in NorwayHardcover, 1 September 1999

Olympic Games as Performance and Public Event: The Case of the XVII Winter Olympic Games in Norway
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Print Length
272 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Date Published
1 Sep 1999
ISBN-10
1571817069
ISBN-13
9781571817068

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Sports, and in particular the Olympic Games, are enjoying a rapid increase in interest among social scientists worldwide, who see them as important "public events." This volume offers the first analysis of the Winter Olympic Games, primarily based on the Lillehammer Games of 1994. The authors identify "olympism" as a key agent in the modernization process and, more specifically, ask how the winter games, as a mega-event, relate to Norwegian culture and ethos.

The authors of these specially commissioned papers examine various aspects of this encounter, including problems such as gender as related to nature and culture, masculinity and heroism, national identity and invention of tradition, the impact of venue construction on a traditional cultural landscape, the ideological criticism of the I.O.C. as it emerged, dramatically, before the opening of the Games and the conflict between the Norwegians and the Greeks over the ritual status of the two flames used during the torch relay, one from Olympia and one from Morgedalin Telemark, "the cradle of skiing."

Product Details

Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 September 1999
Dimensions:
21.59 x 13.97 x 1.42 cm
ISBN-10:
1571817069
ISBN-13:
9781571817068
Language:
English
Location:
New York, NY
Pages:
272
Publisher:
Berghahn Books
Weight:
426.38 gm

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