Physical Description
xi, 274 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Sport, the state, and international politics
The rise of international sports organizations
Democracy and international sport : the United States
"Americanizing" the Olympic games : Los Angeles, 1932
Dictatorship and international sport : Nazi Germany
Between Nazism and Olympism : Berlin, 1936
The Soviet Union and the triumph of soccer.
ISBN
0674023269
9780674023260
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-261) and index.
Sport, the state, and international politics -- The rise of international sports organizations -- Democracy and international sport : the United States -- "Americanizing" the Olympic games : Los Angeles, 1932 -- Dictatorship and international sport : Nazi Germany -- Between Nazism and Olympism : Berlin, 1936 -- The Soviet Union and the triumph of soccer.