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The Tour De France, 1903-2003 - 9780714653624

Un libro in lingua di Dauncey Hugh (EDT) Hare Geoff (EDT) edito da Routledge, 2003

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One of the most famous races in the world, the Tour de France was born in 1903 of competition between two sporting magazines situated on politically opposite sides of the Dreyfus Affair and, nearly 100 years later, controversies over "doping" show that it remains as much part of the social and political times as ever. Dauncey and Hare (both of the U. of Newcastle, UK) present 11 studies that explore the multiple and shifting meanings of the Tour. The first essays deal with the organization of the Tour, historical considerations, the race's economics, and its relationship with the media. The rest of the contributions explore issues of national identity, of "stars and heroes", of sporting ethics and drugs, and of the extra-sporting political uses of the tour. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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