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The austerity Olympics : when the Games came to London in 1948 / Janie Hampton ; introduction by Sebastian Coe.

Title
The austerity Olympics : when the Games came to London in 1948 / Janie Hampton ; introduction by Sebastian Coe.
Author
Hampton, Janie.
Publication
London : Aurum, 2008.

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Coe, Sebastian
Description
ix, 350 p. : ill., maps; 25 cm.
Summary
London 2012 Olympics is fast approaching, with new developments and plans causing huge excitement the world over. Yet, this multi-million pound corporate extravaganza could not be further from the realities of the 1948 'Ration Book Olympics' which took place with London a bombed out ruin and Britain in deep economic crisis. The resulting games were not only an amazing achievement in terms of organisation, thrift and invention - being the most successful, inexpensive and unpretentious games of the 20th century - but also something for the world to celebrate following the long years of war and strain.
Subject
  • Olympic Games 1948 : London, England) > History
  • Olympics > Economic aspects > London
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-333) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
  • 9781845133344 (hbk.)
  • 184513334X (hbk.)
LCCN
^^2008425099
OCLC
212431840
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library