Global Culture and Sport Series
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Global Culture and Sport Series

Behind the East German 'Miracle'

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Global Culture and Sport Series

Behind the East German 'Miracle'

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Based on original Stasi and Communist Party archival sources, this bookuncovers why East Germany was for two decades runningone of themost 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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Year
2012
ISBN
9780230369030

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Figures and Tables
  8. Preface
  9. List of Abbreviations
  10. Introduction: Contestation in the East German Sports System
  11. 1 The Political Use of Sport
  12. 2 The Development of East German Elite Sport
  13. 3 Finding and Promoting Young Sporting Talent
  14. 4 Drugs in Elite Sport in the German ā€˜Dopingā€™ Republic
  15. 5 Steroids and Justice
  16. 6 Football ā€“ East German Sportā€™s ā€˜Problem Childā€™
  17. 7 The ā€˜Flipsideā€™ of the Sports ā€˜Miracleā€™: Declining Mass Sport Provision
  18. 8 The East German Model in Comparative Context
  19. 9 Key Themes and Findings
  20. Notes
  21. Bibliography
  22. Index