The Sochi predicament :: contexts, characteristics and challenges of the Olympic Winter Games in 2014 /

For a variety of political, climatic, ecological, security-related and other reasons, the Russian summer resort of Sochi by the Black Sea would seem a most unlikely candidate for the Olympic Winter Games. Despite this, the Games will be held there in February 2014, and the Russian leaders regard the...

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Weitere Verfasser: Bo, Petersson, Vamling, Karina
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2013.
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Zusammenfassung:For a variety of political, climatic, ecological, security-related and other reasons, the Russian summer resort of Sochi by the Black Sea would seem a most unlikely candidate for the Olympic Winter Games. Despite this, the Games will be held there in February 2014, and the Russian leaders regard the Games as a highly prestigious project underlining Russia's return to a status of great power in the contemporary world. This book conducts a thorough inventory of the contexts, characteristics and ...
Beschreibung:1 online resource (vi, 258 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781443854450
144385445X

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