The Olympic Movement and the Middle East and North Africa Region Contributor(s): Amara, Mahfoud (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0367217686 ISBN-13: 9780367217686 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $168.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Olympics & Paralympics - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography - Sports & Recreation | History |
Series: Sport in the Global Society - Historical Perspectives |
Physical Information: 118 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book offers different insights into the study of the Olympic movement in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It seeks to capture how political and cultural nation-state building and economic transformations are impacting the region's engagement (and disengagement) with the Olympic movement and the Olympic Games, as well as Paralympic sports. This book was originally published as a special issue of The International Journal of the History of Sport. |