In this Book
- Gold, Silver and Green: The Irish Olympic Journey, 1896-1924
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: Cork University Press
summary
The book focuses on the Irish and Irish diasporal involvement in the Olympic Games. It discusses in detail the sporting involvement but, even more so, the political and national battles which accompanied the Irish Olympic journey prior to independence. It challenges our traditional perceptions of sporting nationalism and places the Irish story in a quite unique international context, showing how decisions made in London, Lausanne and New York had a profound impact on the Irish sporting, and national, destiny.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgements
- pp. vii-ix
- INTRODUCTION
- pp. 15-28
- CHAPTER TWo THE PARIS GAMES, 1900
- pp. 61-88
- CHAPTER FIvE THE 1906 INTERCALATED GAMES
- pp. 147-180
- CHAPTER NINE THE ANTWERP GAMES OF 1920
- pp. 289-318
- CHAPTER TEN FROM ANTWERP TO PARIS, 1920–24
- pp. 319-334
- CONCLUSION
- pp. 335-346
- A NoTE oN SoURCES
- pp. 347-352
- BIBLIoGRAPHY
- pp. 409-418
Additional Information
ISBN
9781908634009
Related ISBN(s)
9781859184585
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
794698797
Pages
428
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No