The Story of Worker Sport - Hardcover

Kruger, Arnd; Riordan, James

 
9780873228749: The Story of Worker Sport

Synopsis

A collection of translated papers written by sport historians from Germany, France, the former Soviet Union, Finland, Austria, Canada, and Israel, documenting the workers' sports movements in those countries during World War I and II. The contributors describe the history of worker sport in their country, as well as correlating the movement with political and economic trends during the period from socialist and communist perspectives. Includes black and white photographs, sidebars, and translated documents. The appendices provide historical summaries of other countries with worker sport movements. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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