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Availability:In StockContributor:M. Dennis, J. GrixSeries:Global Culture and SportTheme:Cultural Region/GermanyPublish date:4/24/2012Pages:261
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9780230227842ISBN-10:0230227848UPC:9780230227842Book Category:Political Science, History, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Political Ideologies, Europe, Olympics & ParalympicsBook Topic:Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, GermanySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.522Product ID:SC0KG2W0RN
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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9780230227842ISBN-10:0230227848UPC:9780230227842Book Category:Political Science, History, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Political Ideologies, Europe, Olympics & ParalympicsBook Topic:Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, GermanySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.522Product ID:SC0KG2W0RN
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 The Rise and Fall of the German Democratic Republic 1945-1990, The Stasi: Myth and Reality, Deutschland 1945-1990 (with J. D. Steinert), and State and Minorities in Communist East Germany (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 The Role of the Masses in the Collapse of the GDR and Foundations of Research.
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 The Role of the Masses in the Collapse of the GDR and Foundations of Research.
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
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2012 Edition
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