The Olympic Games in the Creation of the Image of the Host Country and City
Journal Title: Historia i Polityka - Year 2016, Vol 0, Issue 16
Abstract
The aim of the present article is an analysis of the consequences of using the Olympic Games by host cities to build their own image. The article presents the issues related to the image of a territorial unit and an analysis of political and economic results of the sport events organized in Berlin (1936) and Beijng (2008).
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Marcin Widomski
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- DOI 10.12775/HiP.2016.011
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