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The modern Olympic Games have survived boycotts, wars and terrorism to become a massive, global media event. This book traces the history of the Games, featuring controversies such as the 1936 Berlin Olympics and the 1980 Moscow Games, where 60 countries boycotted the event as a protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.Macy, Sue is the author of 'Swifter, Higher, Stronger A Photographic History of the Summer Olympics', published 2004 under ISBN 9780792266679 and ISBN 0792266676.
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