Sport Under Communism: Behind the East German 'Miracle'

by Mike Dennis, Jonathan Grix, J Grix

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230227848
• ISBN13: 9780230227842
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"