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East plays West : sport and the Cold War /
The Cold War spanned some five decades from the devastation that remained after World War Two until the fall of the Berlin wall, and for much of that time the perception was that only on the Eastern side were politics and sport inextricably linked. However, this assumption underestimates the extent...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Cold War spanned some five decades from the devastation that remained after World War Two until the fall of the Berlin wall, and for much of that time the perception was that only on the Eastern side were politics and sport inextricably linked. However, this assumption underestimates the extent to which sport was an important symbol for both power blocs in their ongoing ideological struggle. This collection of essays from leading international authorities on sport, culture and ideology brings together an impressive body of work organized around key political themes and outstanding. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 338 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203007115 9780203007112 9781134241682 1134241682 9781134241637 1134241631 9781134241675 1134241674 1283605910 9781283605915 9786613918369 6613918369 |