Training socialist citizens : sports and the state in East Germany / by Molly Wilkinson Johnson.

Drawing on archival, published, and oral history sources, this book analyzes the successes and limitations encountered by the East German state as it used participatory sports programs, sports festivals, and sports spectatorship to transform its population into new socialist citizens.

Bibliographic Details

Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Johnson, Molly Wilkinson
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
Series:	Studies in Central European histories ; v. 44.
Subjects:	Sports and state > Germany (East) Sports > Germany (East) Socialism and sports > Germany (East) Socialism and sports Sports Sports and state Germany (East)