Program Extras and Resources

Power, Politics, and the Olympics

The Olympic Games aren't just for the athletes.  Political leaders, NGOs, and social activists all have an agenda when it comes to the torch.

Resources

Works Cited on this program include:
Amdur, Neil. "U.S. Olympics Stand is Firm, Vance Says." The New York Times 10 Feb. 1980.  
Applebaum, Anne. "Olympic Fallacies." The Washington Post 25 Mar. 2008. 8 Mar. 2008 link.  
Caracioli, Tom, and Jerry Caraccioli. Boycott; Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. New Chapter P, 2008.  
Fimrite, Ron. "Facing Bear Facts." Sports Illustrated 4 Feb. 1980.  
Guttmann, Allen. The Olympics; a History of the Modern Games. Second ed. Chicago: University of Illinois P, 2002.  
Hill, Christopher R. Olympic Politics. Manchester: Manchester UP, 1996.  
Hill, Christopher R. "The Cold War and the Olympic Movement." History Today (1999):  19-25.  
Hume, Jr., Derick L. The Political Olympics; Moscow, Afghanistan, and the 1980 U.S. Boycott. New York: Praeger, 1990.  
Kanin, David B. "The Olympic Boycott in Diplomatic Context." Journal of Sport & Social Issues (1980). 2 May 2008 link.
Killanin, Lord. My Olympic Years. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1983.  
Ledsky, Nelson. Interview. World: U.S. Organizer of 1980 Boycott Talks About Politics and the Olympics. 28 Mar. 2008. Radio Free Europe.  
MacAloon, John J. Politics and the Olympics: Some New Dimensions. Univ. of Chicago, 1997. Barcelona, 1997.  
Meng, Sue. "An Olympic Force for Change." The Washington Post 20 Apr. 2008. 22 Apr. 2008 link.  
Moore, Kenny. "Stating 'Iron Realities'" Sports Illustrated 31 Mar. 1980.  
Moore, Kenny. "The Decision: No Go on Moscow." Sports Illustrated 21 Apr. 1980.  
The Nazi Olympics Berlin 1936. Washington: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.  
Rutten, Tim. "Olympic Protests' History of Futility." Los Angeles Times 9 Apr. 2008. 11 Apr. 2008 link.  
"The Ghots of Mexico 1968." The Economist 26 Apr. 2008: 78. 
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