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.
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Full Text (via ProQuest) |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2008.
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| Series: | Studies in Central European histories ;
v. 44. |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 232 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-225) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789047443407 9047443403 9004169571 9789004169579 1282399608 9781282399600 9786612399602 6612399600 |
| ISSN: | 1547-1217 ; |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |