{"product_id":"foundations-of-managing-british-olympics-alex-g-gillett-9781802620962","title":"Foundations of Managing British Olympics: Institutions Through Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFoundations of Managing British Olympics: Institutions Through Time\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e charts how the British contributed to the development of the Olympic Games as an institution, and how they did this through the development of competitive sport through the nineteenth and early twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e This intriguing new volume tells the story of how the first modern Olympic revival happened and the role that British sporting movements and administrators played in its success. The book takes the reader from the earliest Olympic revivals in England to London being awarded the hosting rights for the London 1908 games. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume will be of considerable interest to research academics working on aspects of 19th and early 20th century British, European and World History, including sport, social, business, management, economic and political history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex G. Gillett, Kevin D. Tennent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1802620966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781802620962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Emerald Publishing Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Alex G. Gillett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47136066371839,"sku":"9781802620962","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_05421095-48a8-4196-ad31-201a3c98f70a.jpg?v=1755022249","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/foundations-of-managing-british-olympics-alex-g-gillett-9781802620962","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}