Rob Beamish, Ian Ritchie

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A Critique of High-Performance Sport

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Produktbeschreibung

A challenging scholarly contribution to the debate surrounding performance-enhancing practices in sport, which roots the subject in its international social, political and historical context.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135987084
• Artikelnr.: 38403667

Autorenporträt

Rob Beamish, Ian Ritchie

Inhaltsangabe

1. From de Coubertin's Dream to High-Performance Sport: The Shifting
Dynamics of Olympic Sport 2. Steroids: Nazi Propaganda, Cold War Fears, and
'Androgenized' Women 3. 'Sport,' German Traditions, and the Development of
'Training' 4. From Stalingrad to Helsinki: The Development of German Sport
Systems 5. 'Something had altered in the faces of the pigs ...' The
Convergence of Sport in the GDR and FRG 6. Ethics Reconsidered: The Spirit
of Sport, the Level Playing Field, and Harm to the Athlete. Conclusion: The
Brave New World of High-Performance Sport