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A review by wescovington
The Games: A Global History of the Olympics by David Goldblatt
4.0
This review came from an advance reading copy from Edelweiss.
Goldblatt shows how the Olympics came to be in all their gory, yet fascinating details in this comprehensive look at the Olympics. From rather scattershot organization in 1896 to a scope so big that it overwhelms almost all countries, the Olympics has become a world force that is surprisingly powerful. But it may have outgrown or outlived its usefulness. The upcoming Rio games will be quite interesting to see.
Goldblatt shows how the Olympics came to be in all their gory, yet fascinating details in this comprehensive look at the Olympics. From rather scattershot organization in 1896 to a scope so big that it overwhelms almost all countries, the Olympics has become a world force that is surprisingly powerful. But it may have outgrown or outlived its usefulness. The upcoming Rio games will be quite interesting to see.