Contemporary Studies in the National Olympic Games Movement ~ Paperback

National Olympic Games were more closely connected with the Ancient Greek ideal than the modern international Olympic Games of de Coubertin. Moreover, such national or regional Olympic Games have not only been precursors for the international Olympic Games but also they have been further developed parallel with the international Olympic Movement - even in the 20th century, in Europe, in North and South America and in Asia. In the emerging nation states of Europe, both before as well as after the turn of the century, these national Olympic Games had a more important function (identity-forming) than the Olympic Games.Table of ContentsContents: W. Decker and A. Kivroglou: The first Greek Olympic Games of Zappas in 1859 - G. Gori: Sports Festivals in Italy between the 19th and 20th Centuries: A Kind of National Olympic Games? - J. K. Ruehl and A. Keuser: Olympic Games in 19th Century England with Special Consideration of the Liverpool Olympics - K. Moore: Love of Fair Play: The Ambivalent Response to the Olympic Movement in England, 1891 - 1914 - R. Naul: The National Olympic Games Movement in Germany - J. Ljunggren and L. Yttergren: The Nordic Games: Visions of Olympic Winter Games or a National Festival? - J. Koessl: The Czech Olympic Committee and Czech Olympic Games - A. Krueger: The Olympic Games of 1936 as the fifth German Combat Games - W. Kraemer-Mandeau: National and International Olympic Movements in Latin America - G. A. Leyshon: The first British Empire Games, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1930.Author BiographyThe Editor: Roland Naul is Professor of Sport Science and Sport Pedagogy at the University of Essen, Germany. He served as Vice-President and President on the executive boards of the International Society of Comparative Physical Education and Sport and the International Committee of Sport Pedagogy. His areas of research are European History of Physical Education and Sport, Olympic and Comparative Studies in Physical Education and Sports.