The 1936 Berlin Olympics: Race, Power, and Sportswashing

by Jules Boykoff

When Adolf Hitler hosted the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he used the Games to rally political support in Germany and abroad for his white supremacist worldview. In doing so, Hitler not only ruptured the myth that politics and sports do not mix, but he also initiated the first major instance of sportswashing: hosting a sports mega-event to launder one's stained reputation on the world stage. The 1936 Berlin Olympics: Race, Power, and Sportswashing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1957792248
• ISBN13: 9781957792248
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Common Ground Research Networks
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 7.8"