Training socialist citizens : : sports and the state in East Germany / / by Molly Wilkinson Johnson.
Offering a counterbalance to previous scholarship on elite Olympics sports and doping scandals, this study analyzes how the East German government used participatory sports programs, sports festivals, and sports spectatorship to transform its population into new socialist citizens. It illuminates th...
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in Central European Histories
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / M.W. Johnson
- Introduction / M.W. Johnson
- Chapter One. Between german tradition and soviet hegemony: The postwar reconstruction of sports / M.W. Johnson
- Chapter Two. Training new socialist citizens through sports / M.W. Johnson
- Chapter Three. Voluntary campaigns and socialist society / M.W. Johnson
- Chapter Four. The embodiment of east german socialism: The gymnastics and sports festivals / M.W. Johnson
- Chapter Five. Socialist spectatorship: The Friedensfahrt and champion Täve Schur / M.W. Johnson
- Epilogue / M.W. Johnson
- Bibliography / M.W. Johnson
- Index / M.W. Johnson
- Studies in central european histories / M.W. Johnson.