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Sport Under Communism: Behind the East German 'Miracle'

Sport Under Communism: Behind the East German 'Miracle'

Hardcover

Series: Global Culture and Sport

Olympics & ParalympicsGerman HistorySocial Movements

ISBN10: 0230227848
ISBN13: 9780230227842
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Apr 24 2012
Pages: 261
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
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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