Sport Under Communism

Behind the East German 'Miracle'
2012. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-349-30980-1
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 261 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 322 g

Reihe: Global Culture and Sport Series

Based on original Stasi and Communist Party archival sources, this book uncovers why East Germany was for two decades running one of the most successful nations in the Summer and Winter Olympics, exploring how the central elite sports system was beset by internal tensions and disputes.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dennis, M.

Grix, J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Introduction: Contestation in the East German Sport System The Political Use of Sport The Development of East German Elite Sport Finding and Promoting Young Sporting Talent Drugs in Elite Sport in the German 'Doping' Republic Steroids and Justice Football – East German Sport's 'Problem Child' The 'Flipside' of the Sports 'Miracle': Declining Mass Sport Provision The East German Model in Comparative Context Key Themes and Findings Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

MIKE DENNIS Professor of Modern German History at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. He has specialized in the history of East German Communism and sport and among his major publications are , (with J. D. Steinert), and S (with N. Laporte).
JONATHAN GRIXSenior Lecturer in Sports Politics and Policy at the University of Birmingham, UK. Hehas published widely on East Germany, research methodology and sports-related themes, including and