The Montreal Olympics : an insider's view of organizing a self-financing games / Paul Charles Howell.

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Howell, Paul Charles.

Title & Author:

The Montreal Olympics : an insider's view of organizing a self-financing games / Paul Charles Howell.

Publication:

Description:

x, 235 pages : portraits ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Olympic Aspirations -- 3. Doing the Research -- 4. Beginning the Work -- 5. Making the Plan -- 6. 1974 and the World Cycling Championships -- 7. 1975 -- Like Clockwork -- 8. The First Seven Months of 1976 -- 9. The Eye of the Beholder -- App. A. Financial Statements of the Organizing Committee of the 1976 Olympic Games -- App. B. List of PAPS, January 1976.

Summary:

The 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics were the riveting games the world had ever seen. This title offers an insider's perspective on how this complex, expensive, and politicized event was organized within the constraints imposed by limited resources, an unyielding deadline, and intense pressures from international and local special interest groups.

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Contributor biographical information

ISBN:

9780773535183 (bound)
0773535187

Subject:

Olympic Games (21st : 1976 : Montréal, Québec). Organizing Committee History.
Olympic Games (21st : 1976 : Montréal, Québec)
Jeux Olympiques (21e : 1976 : Montréal, Québec). Comité organisateur Histoire.
Jeux olympiques (21e : 1976 : Montréal, Québec)
Olympic Games.
Olympics Planning.
Jeux olympiques Planification.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main montreal 263027
Call No.: BIB 194121
Status: Available

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