| Description |
xi, 194 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Routledge critical studies in sport |
|
Routledge critical studies in sport.
|
| Contents |
1. From 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 ..." : converging sport systems 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 |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [145]-186) and index |
| Subject |
Doping in sports.
|
|
Olympics.
|
|
Sports -- Moral and ethical aspects.
|
|
Doping in Sports -- ethics.
|
|
Anabolic Agents.
|
|
Biomedical Enhancement -- ethics.
|
|
Sports -- psychology.
|
| Author |
Ritchie, Ian, 1964-
|
| LC no. |
2006001561 |
| ISBN |
0203967852 (ebk.) |
|
0415770424 (hbk.) |
|
0415770432 (paperback) |
|
