The Olympic Games editor of the prestigious Jewish

editor of the prestigious Jewish Daily Forward for half a century

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Alexis de Tocqueville reveals the rebellion's origins and consequences by examining France's political and cultural environment during the late eighteenth century

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The Olympic Games editor of the prestigious JewishA definitive survey of the Olympic games, from 776 B. C. to A. D. 261, this scholarly, yet immensely readable account of Olympic athletes in ancient times takes a highly realistic view of these fabled contests. Transporting readers back to the eighth century b. c., Professor M. I. Finley and Dr. H. W. Pleket draw upon their extensive knowledge of the ancient world to explain in absorbing detail the various sporting events and their historical, social,