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London's Olympic waterscape

London's Olympic waterscape
London's Olympic waterscape


The Olympic Games have evolved into the most prestigious sport event on the planet. As a consequence, each Games generates more and more interest from the academic community. Sociology, politics, geography and history have all played a part in helping to understand the meanings and implications of the Games. Heritage, too, offers invaluable insights into what we value about the Games, and what we would like to pass on to future generations. Each Olympic Games unquestionably represents key life-markers to a broad audience across the world, and the great events that take place within them become worthy of remembrance, celebration and protection. The more tangible heritage features are also evident; from the myriad artefacts and ephemera found in museums to the celebratory symbolism of past Olympic venues and sites that have become visitor attractions in their own right. This edited collection offers detailed and thought-provoking examples of these heritage components, and illustrates powerfully the breadth, passion and cultural significance that the Olympics engender.

This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of Heritage Studies.
978-0415726009
Routledge
Garrett, Bradley
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Gamon, Sean
Ramshaw, Gregory
Waterton, Emma
Garrett, Bradley
e51aa011-881c-4284-8889-124b1b52efc7
Gamon, Sean
Ramshaw, Gregory
Waterton, Emma

Garrett, Bradley (2014) London's Olympic waterscape. In, Gamon, Sean, Ramshaw, Gregory and Waterton, Emma (eds.) Heritage and the Olympics: People, Place and Performance. Abingdon, GB. Routledge.

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The Olympic Games have evolved into the most prestigious sport event on the planet. As a consequence, each Games generates more and more interest from the academic community. Sociology, politics, geography and history have all played a part in helping to understand the meanings and implications of the Games. Heritage, too, offers invaluable insights into what we value about the Games, and what we would like to pass on to future generations. Each Olympic Games unquestionably represents key life-markers to a broad audience across the world, and the great events that take place within them become worthy of remembrance, celebration and protection. The more tangible heritage features are also evident; from the myriad artefacts and ephemera found in museums to the celebratory symbolism of past Olympic venues and sites that have become visitor attractions in their own right. This edited collection offers detailed and thought-provoking examples of these heritage components, and illustrates powerfully the breadth, passion and cultural significance that the Olympics engender.

This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of Heritage Studies.

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Published date: 22 January 2014
Organisations: Geography & Environment

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Local EPrints ID: 369005
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/369005
ISBN: 978-0415726009
PURE UUID: 400011ee-6301-4589-9926-3a83471a197e
ORCID for Bradley Garrett: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0414-3175

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Date deposited: 16 Sep 2014 11:01
Last modified: 11 Dec 2021 05:07

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Author: Bradley Garrett ORCID iD
Editor: Sean Gamon
Editor: Gregory Ramshaw
Editor: Emma Waterton

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