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Preface | p. ix |
Ambition and Being the Best | p. 1 |
Ceremonies, Symbols and Institutions | p. 7 |
Cotswold, Wenlock, London | p. 14 |
Destiny, Chance and the Unexpected | p. 21 |
Dress and Fashion | p. 28 |
Endurance, Opportunity, Will and the 'impossible' | p. 32 |
Fair Play, Foul Play and Doping | p. 41 |
Fame and Oblivion | p. 49 |
Fine Art and Beauty | p. 55 |
Food, Drink and Partying | p. 58 |
Disciplines - General and Individual | p. 62 |
Medals | p. 72 |
Money Speaking | p. 81 |
Nationalism | p. 91 |
Olympiastadion 1936 | p. 98 |
Origins | p. 104 |
Overcoming Adversity | p. 107 |
People | p. 110 |
Politics | p. 125 |
Racial Discrimination | p. 132 |
Religion | p. 136 |
Revival | p. 141 |
Sex Rears its Olympic Head | p. 150 |
Triumph and Disaster | p. 153 |
Voices of Dissent | p. 160 |
War and Peace | p. 164 |
Women's Emancipation | p. 170 |
Youth and Age | p. 174 |
The Olympic Hymn | p. 179 |
Olympic Games: Host Cities and Dates | p. 181 |
Acknowledgements | p. 185 |
Index | p. 187 |
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