Training Socialist Citizens: Sports and the State in East Germany

Training Socialist Citizens: Sports and the State in East Germany
ISBN-10
9004169571
ISBN-13
9789004169579
Category
History
Pages
232
Language
English
Published
2008
Publisher
BRILL
Author
Molly Wilkinson Johnson

Description

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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