Publisher's Synopsis
Part of a series which attempts to focus on the important and challenging issues which face the world today, this book looks at the influence of politics on sport. It asks can the two ever be separated, and do the politicians really want them to be?;The book looks at developments in the organization of sport in the 20th century and examines the way in which great sporting achievements, events and movements have been hijacked for political ends. Topics such as the ever-growing pressure from the media and commercial sponsorship on sportsmen and sportswomen, racialism and the sporting boycott of South Africa are also examined.;The author also written several books in Wayland's "Twenty Names" series
