Between German tradition and Soviet hegemony: the postwar reconstruction of sports -- Training new socialist citizens through sports -- Voluntary campaigns and socialist society -- The embodiment of East German socialism: the gymnastics and sports festivals -- Socialist spectatorship: the friedensfahrt and champion Tave Schur
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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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-225) and index
