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Michael Krüger

German Sports, Doping, and Politics

A History of Performance Enhancement

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In the Cold War era, sport was not just a symbol of the power and strength of a nation-state, but of certain ideological systems of politics. With the pressure for athletes to succeed at its zenith, many East German athletes were given anabolic steroids by their country's own sport federation. While doping in East Germany has been intensely researched in the past decades, the state of West German athletics during this time has remained largely a mystery. In fact, doping was a common practice on both sides of the Iron Curtain. But how many athletes were involved? And who knew about these practices? In order to answer these questions, the Feder… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Becker, Christian / Nielsen, Stefan
  • ISBN: 978-1-4422-4920-2
  • EAN: 9781442249202
  • Produktnummer: 17395539
  • Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
  • Seitenangabe: 268 S.
  • Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D2.0 cm 569 g
  • Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
  • Gewicht: 569

Über den Autor


Michael Kruger is professor of Physical Education and Sports History at the University of Muenster in Germany. He is council member of the International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport (ISHPES). Christian Becker is a sports historian and publisher in Hildesheim, Germany. Stefan Nielsen is a historian and editor in Muenster, Germany.

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