The Olympics
A History of the Modern GamesSecond
The classic account of the modern Olympic movement
Paper – $23
978-0-252-07046-4
Publication Date
Paperback: 01/01/2002
About the Book
The debut volume in the acclaimedAbout the Author
Allen Guttmann, a professor of English at Amherst College, is the author of Women's Sports, Games and Empires, From Ritual to Record: The Nature of Modern Sports, and other books. He received the first President's Award for Sports Studies from the International Olympic Committee.Reviews
"Here is a book that is as readable as it is profound, casting a majestic sweep over the Games from 1896."--G. E. Murray, Sporting Traditions"A wonderfully insightful, judicious, and interpretative essay."--Steve Gietschier, Sporting News
"Guttmann, one of the finest historians of sport in the United States and Europe, and a recognized authority on the Olympics, has produced a sound, readable narrative that will appeal to scholars as well as to general readers."--Randy Roberts, coauthor of Winning Is the Only Thing: Sports in America since 1945
Blurbs
ADVANCE PRAISE for 1st edition"Guttmann, one of the finest historians of sport in the United States and Europe, and a recognized authority on the Olympics, has produced a sound, readable narrative that will appeal to scholars as well as to general readers."--Randy Roberts, coauthor of Winning Is the Only Thing: Sports in America since 1945
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