India and The Olympics

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Olympic movement, including the relevant records and statistics, provides a unique prism to understand the complex evolution of modern Indian society. Drawing on hitherto unused archival sources, this book examines the relations bet

Hardback. New. The Olympic movement, including the relevant records and statistics, provides a prism to understand the complex evolution of modern Indian society. This book examines the relations between India's place in the Olympic movement and the country's quest for a national and international identity.

Paperback / softback. New. In most accounts of Olympic history across the world, India's Olympic journey is a mere footnote. This book is a corrective. Drawing on newly available and hitherto unused archival sources, it demonstrates that India was an important strategic outpost in the Olympic movement that started as a global phenomenon at the turn of the… Ler mais sobre este item

Routledge, 2009. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 512 pages. 9.45x6.38x1.30 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Routledge, 2012. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 379 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.25 inches.