Encyclopedia of International Games - Hardcover

Bell, Daniel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786410264 ISBN 13: 9780786410262

Publisher: McFarland Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

Chronicles the history of multisport competitions modeled after the Olympic Games, discussing regional games, the Special Olympics and the Paralympics, and games for specific populations or professions.

About this title

About the Author:

Daniel Bell is a member of the International Society of Olympic Historians and North American Sports Library Network. He lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

From Booklist:

This is an extraordinary work from beginning to end. The author begins the preface by saying, "This book focuses on international multisport competitions held since 1896 that are based on the model of the modern Olympic Games." In addition to the Olympic Games, these include the Asian Games, the Firefighters World Games, the Goodwill Games, the Pan-American Games, the Special Olympics, and the World Dwarf Games, among more than 150 others.

Information is arranged alphabetically by game. Each entry includes a general description and a table showing host city and nation, dates, and numbers of participating nations, athletes, and sports for each year in which the particular games have been held. This is followed by a year-by-year summary listing the competing nations and the various sports and another table showing the medal counts. In some cases numbers are missing because information was not available. Whenever possible, the author identifies sports for women; it is interesting to watch this list grow as the text progresses through the Olympic Games sections. The work contains eight appendixes and a notes section along with a bibliography and index. The appendixes are quite detailed and include a great deal of easily accessible information. Games are listed by year, by nation, by host city, by number of participants, and by number of sports.

Though there are a number of reference sources on the Olympic Games, this volume captures information that is much more elusive. It would be a great addition to a public as well as an academic library and would be welcome by serious researchers and trivia buffs alike. RBB
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About this edition

• Publisher: McFarland Publishing
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0786410264
• ISBN 13: 9780786410262
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 603