The Olympics

by Tamara L. Roleff (Editor)

Overview

This edition explores issues related to the Olympics. It covers benefits and harms from hosting the Olympics. It examines the issues of drugs and doping in the Olympics. Readers will learn about often unseen sides to the massive event, including the environmental, political, and sex trafficking issues as they relate to the Olympics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737741162
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	11/08/2008
Series:	At Issue Series
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

Editorial Reviews

Review: The Olympics "Each well-chosen selection raises fascinating questions about the legal and ethical aspects of each issue, inviting teens' empathy with personal histories as well as facts. With up-to-date, relevant resource lists and expertly edited selections, these volumes, like others in the venerable series, are natural choices to support high-school debates and classroom discussion."—Booklist, March 2011

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