by François Thomazeau, Collectif · Editions La Découverte · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782707196316
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«Histoire secrète du sport» is the collective essay edited by François Thomazeau, published by La Découverte in paperback (656 pages, in French).
The work delves into the hidden side of sport and covers two centuries of history from the defeated, the cheats and the figures who pull the strings of sport as a business: agents, officials, coaches, financiers and journalists. Cases include Horst Dassler's sports marketing, the origins of doping in cycling and political decisions at the Olympic Games.
Published on 7 February 2019 in the Cahiers libres collection at La Découverte. The original subtitle reads: «Une histoire des hommes de l'ombre, des vaincus, des tricheurs et autres parias...».
Recommended for readers interested in the history of sport, investigative journalism and the workings of sport as a business.
