03013nam 2200637Ia 450 991081993790332120200520144314.01-135-81726-X1-135-81727-81-280-05018-70-203-47636-010.4324/9780203476369(CKB)111056485550788(EBL)170269(OCoLC)437078780(SSID)ssj0000181517(PQKBManifestationID)11178545(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000181517(PQKBWorkID)10158999(PQKB)10753092(MiAaPQ)EBC170269(Au-PeEL)EBL170269(CaPaEBR)ebr10062801(CaONFJC)MIL5018(OCoLC)51953590(EXLCZ)9911105648555078819980811d1999 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe international politics of sport in the 20th century /edited by James Riodan and Arnd Kruger1st ed.London E & FN Spon ;New York Routledge19991 online resource (264 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-138-14483-5 0-419-21160-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Introduction; The unfinished symphony: a history of the Olympic Games from Coubertin to Samaranch; FIFA; The impact of communism on sport; Strength through joy: the culture of consent under fascism, Nazism and Francoism; Religion and sport; The worker sports movement; Women in sport and society; The rise of black athletes in the USA; Disability sport; The homosexual and homoerotic in sport; Sport and terrorism; Sport in South Africa; IndexThere is no better time to take a look back at the political events of the past 100 years as seen through the eyes of sport and sports people. Ten key international authorities in their respective fields lead you through the most important political elements of contemporary sport. This book is the first of its kind. It provides a wide ranging perspective through time and place and will be an invaluable tool for students studying sport from an historical and political perspective, and also for those who have a general interest in sport at its interface with politics.Sports and stateHistory20th centurySportsSocial aspectsHistory20th centurySports and stateHistorySportsSocial aspectsHistory796/.09/04Riordan James1936-2012.1086554Kruger Arnd899806MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819937903321The international politics of sport in the 20th century4012121UNINA