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Sport under Communism: Behind the East German ´Miracle´
M. Dennis
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Description for Sport under Communism: Behind the East German ´Miracle´
Hardback. 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. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; HBTB; JHBS; JPFC; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Series
Global Culture and Sport Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
261
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230227842
SKU
V9780230227842
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Ref
99-15
About M. Dennis
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Sport under Communism: Behind the East German ´Miracle´
"Dennis and Grix have provided us with the most authoritative English-language account of sport in the GDR to date, and it is to be hoped that it will appear in a paperback version so that it can reach as wide a readership as possible." - International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics "Dennis and Grix have produced ... Read more