Sporting Democracy: The Western Allies Reconstruction of Germany Through Sport, 1944-1952

This dissertation examines how the three western Allies used sport to rebuild western Germany during the occupation and early years of the Federal Republic. The Allies believed that the sports in which Germans chose to participate before 1945, in particular fencing and gymnastics (Turnen), helped d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dichter, Heather Leigh
Other Authors: Eksteins, Modris
Format: Others
Language:en_ca
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/16768