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The Olympics: A History of the Modern Games

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The Olympics: A History of the Modern Games

A History of the Modern Games
by University of Illinois Press
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Genre Business & Economics
By Allen Guttmann (2002)
Traces the history of the modern Olympics from 1896 to 2000, contrasting the ideal of the game with the often politicized reality.

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