Fastest, Highest, Strongest : A Critique of High-Performance Sport Paperback / softback
by Rob Beamish, Ian (Brock University, Canada) Ritchie
Part of the Routledge Critical Studies in Sport series
Paperback / softback
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Fastest, Highest, Strongest presents a comprehensive challenge to the dominant orthodoxy concerning the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport.
Examining the political and economic transformation of the Olympic Movement during the twentieth century, the authors argue that the realities of modern sport require a serious reassessment of current policies, in particular the ban on the use of certain substances and practices.
The book includes detailed discussion of: * The historical importance of World War II and the Cold War in the development of a high-performance culture in sport * The changing Olympic project: from amateurism to a fully professionalized approach * The changing meaning of "sport" * The role of sport science, technology and drugs in pursuing ever-better performance * The major ethical and philosophical arguments used to support the ban on performance-enhancing substances in sport.
Fastest, Highest, Strongest is a profound critical examination of modern sport.
Its straightforward style will appeal to under- and post-graduate students as well as scholars of sports ethics and history, policy makers and all those interested in the changing nature of sport.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:28/06/2006
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- ISBN:9780415770439
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Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:28/06/2006
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415770439