| Description |
xiii, 348 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
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German language |
| Series |
Weimar and now ; 42
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Weimar and now ; 42.
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| Contents |
Urban, state, and national capital: buying, paying for, and selling the games -- The legacy of Berlin 1936 and the German past: problems and possibilities -- Germany on the drawing board: architecture, design, and ceremony -- After "1968": 1972 and the youth of the world -- East versus west: German-German sporting tensions from Hallstein to Ostpolitik -- The end of the games: Germany, the Middle East, and the terrorist attack -- Conclusion: Olympic legacies. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
The 1972 Munich Olympics were intended to showcase the New Germany and replace lingering memories of the Third Reich. In this cultural and political history of the Munich Olympics, the authors set these games into both the context of 1972 and the history of the modern Olympiad. |
| Subject |
Olympic Games (20th : 1972 : Munich, Germany) -- History.
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Olympic Games. |
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Terrorism -- Germany -- Munich.
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Terrorism. |
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Germany -- Munich. |
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Athletes -- Violence against -- Germany -- Munich.
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Athletes. |
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Germany -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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Germany. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Added Author |
Young, Christopher, 1967-
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| ISBN |
9780520262133 cloth alkaline paper |
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0520262131 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780520262157 paperback alkaline paper |
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0520262158 paperback alkaline paper |
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