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The book contains the proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium for Olympic Research ; London, Ontario, Canada, October 19-21, 2006. 1. Crowther, Nigel B.: The Spirit of Competition (Agon) in the Olympic Games: From the Ancient to the Modern World. 2. Pei, Dongguang: A Question of Names: The Solution to the "Two Chinas" Issue in Modern Olympic History: The Final Phase, 1971 - 1984. 3. Reid, Heather: Of Sport, Service, and Sacrifice: Rethinking the Religious Heritage of the Olympic Games. 4. Segrave, Jeffrey O.: Pietro Metastasio’s L’Olimpiade : A Textual Exegesis and an Analysis of the Role of L’Olimpiade in Olympic Games History. 5. Barney, David E., Robert K. Barney: A Long Night’s Journey Into Day: The Odyssey of the Butterfly Stroke in International Swimming. 6. Cunningham, Carson: Basketball Bedlam in Barcelona: The Dream Team, a Reflection of the Globe’s "New Order". 7. Hernández, Celia M., García, Humberto García: History of Olympic Rowing in Cuba. 8. Rusty Wilson: Douglas Fairbanks and the Birth of Hollywood’s Love Affair with the Olympics. 9. Yttergren, Leif: J. Sigfrid Edstrøm and the Nurmi Affair of 1932: The Struggle of the Amateur Fundamentalists Against Professionalism in the Olympic Movement. 10. Baka, Richard: The Olympic Winter Institute of Australia: A Unique Partnership Model for High Performance Sport. 11. Bradish, Cheri L.: Marketing the Olympic Rings: Examining the Marketing Impacts and Expectations of the 2006 and 2010 Olympic Winter Games. 12. Hanley, Elizabeth A.: ’No Passion at the Palavela:’ Sonia Bianchetti Garbato and Figure Skating’s New Judging System. 13. Popovic, Megan L.: From Terje to the Flying Red Tomato: Snowboarding’s Incorporation into the Olympic Games. 14. Wakefield, Wanda: The Bobsled Controversy and Squaw Valley’s Olympic Winter Games. 15. Giannoulakis, Chrysostomos, Stotlar, David: Evolution of Olympic Sponsorship and Its Impact on the Olympic Movement. 16. Jefferson Lenskyj, Helen: The Olympic (Affordable) Housing Legacy and Social Responsibility. 17. Peacock, Byron: Avoiding Olympic Imperialism: Shedding Trickle-Down Olymponomics: In Favor of "All Sports for All People". 18. Tavares, Otávio: Olympic Values in the Twenty-First Century: Between Continuity and Change. 19. Wassong, Stephan: Olympic Education: Fundamentals, Success and Failures. 20. Bijkerk, Anthony: An Olympian Life: Herman Adriaan van Karnebeek, Dutch IOC Member, a Man for all Seasons. 21. Brichford, Maynard: Olympic Personas. 22. Lucas, John A.: "Almost the Last American Disciple of Pure Olympic Games Amateurism" – John J. Garland’s Tenure on the International Olympic Committee, 1948-1968. 23. Paton, Garth A.: James G.B. Merrick (1871-1946): Sports Organizer, Negotiator, Canada’s Second IOC Member. 24. Chatziefstathiou, Dikaia, Henry, Ian, Theodoraki, Eleni, Al-Tauqi, Mansour: Cultural Imperialism and the Diffusion of Olympic Sport in Africa: A Comparison of Pre- and Post-Second World War Contexts. 25. Dichter, Heather L.: Where Denazification and Democratization Intersect: The State Department and Foreign Office’s Role in the Re-Formation of the German Olympic Committee. 26. Mason, Fred: A ‘New-found’ Olympic Nation - Newfoundland’s Involvement with the Olympic Games, 1904-1934. 27. Schneider, Angela J.: The Ideal Olympic Athlete: Some Thoughts and Reflections on Gender Differences. 28. Schweinbenz, Amanda N.: Conspicuously Absent: An Analysis of the Introduction of Lightweight Women’s Rowing into the 1996 Olympic Program. 29. Teetzel, Sarah: Equality, Equity, and Inclusion: Issues in Women and Transgendered Athletes'Participation at the Olympics. 30. Wamsley, Kevin B., MacDonald, Gordon H.: Child’s Play: Decreasing Size and Increasing Risk in Women’s Olympic Gymnastics. 31. Weaving, Charlene: "Up the Slope without a Pole": An Examination of the Relationship Between Fair Play and Gender Norms at the 2006 Winter Olympics. 32. Bondonio, Piervincenzo, Campaniello, Nadia: Torino 2006: What Kind of Olympic Winter Games Were They? A Preliminary Account from an Organizational and Economic Perspective. 33. Church, Anthony G.: Owning More Than the Podium: An Examination of the Policy Network Surrounding Canada’s Most Recent Olympic Athlete Funding Program. 34. O’Bonsawin, Christine M.: The Conundrum of "Ilanaaq" - First Nations Representation and the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. 35. Torres, Cesar R.: A Persistent Desire: An Account of Buenos Aires’ Efforts to Host the Olympic Games. Aus der Inhaltsangebe