Sport under Communism: Behind the East German 'Miracle' (Global Culture and Sport Series)

by Mike Dennis (Author), Dr Jonathan Grix (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2012

  $126.52

  Based on original Stasi and Communist Party archival sources, this book uncovers why East Germany was for two decades running one of the most successful nations in the Summer and Winter Olympics, exploring how the central elite sports system was beset by internal tensions and disputes.