The Nazi Olympics / Richard D. Mandell.
1987
GV722 1936 .M3 1987 (Mapit)
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Title
The Nazi Olympics / Richard D. Mandell.
Author
Edition
Illini Books ed.
ISBN
9780252013256 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0252013255 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0252013255 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Publication Details
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 1987.
Language
English
Description
xxviii, 316 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
GV722 1936 .M3 1987
Dewey Decimal Classification
796.4/8
Summary
This book is an expose of one of the most bizarre festivals in sport history. It provides portraits of key figures including Adolf Hitler, Jesse Owens, Leni Riefenstahl, Helen Stephens, Kee Chung Sohn, and Avery Brundage. It also conveys the charade that reinforced and mobilized the hysterical patriotism of the German masses.
Note
Reprint. Originally published: 1st ed. New York : Macmillan, 1971. With new pref.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series
Sports and society.
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Table of Contents
The Olympics revived
The German atmosphere
Sportsmanship and Nazi Olympism
Three preludes
Festivals, symbols
All sports
Heroes
Villains, victims
The Olympics preserved
Farewells, conclusions.
The German atmosphere
Sportsmanship and Nazi Olympism
Three preludes
Festivals, symbols
All sports
Heroes
Villains, victims
The Olympics preserved
Farewells, conclusions.