To the Berlin Games the Olympic Movement in Germany from 1896-1936
Description:
This thesis examines Imperial, Weimar, and Nazi Germany's attempt to use the Berlin Olympic Games to bring its citizens together in national consciousness and simultaneously enhance Germany's position in the international community. The sources include official documents issued by both the German and American Olympic Committees as well as newspaper reports of the Olympic proceedings. This eight chapter thesis discusses chronologically the beginnings of the Olympic movement in Imperial Germany, …
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Date:
May 1984
Creator:
Durick, William Gerard
Partner:
UNT Libraries