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Sport under Communism

Behind the East German 'Miracle'

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Gebonden, blz. | Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK | 2012
ISBN13: 9780230227842
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Palgrave Macmillan UK e druk, 2012 9780230227842
Onderdeel van serie Global Culture and Sport Series
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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.

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ISBN13:9780230227842
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK

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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
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