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Author Menkis, Richard, author.

Title More than just games : Canada and the 1936 Olympics / Richard Menkis and Harold Troper
Published Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2015]
©2015

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Contents 1 Sport, Society, and Politics -- 2 Press, Preparations, and Protests: January 1933-August 1935 -- 3 "Moving Heaven and Earth" -- 4 "How Lonesome Our Position Is Becoming" -- 5 Preparations and Protests: March-July 1936 & -- 6 Crimson Blazers -- 7 Conclusion
Summary More than Just Games brings to life the collision of politics, patriotism, and the passion of sport on the eve of the Second World War
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
SUBJECT Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85136486
Olympic Games fast
Subject Olympics -- Participation, Canadian.
Olympics -- Political aspects -- Canada
Olympics -- Social aspects -- Canada
Olympic athletes -- Canada
GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
Olympics -- Participation, Canadian
Olympic athletes
Olympics -- Political aspects
Olympics -- Social aspects
Canada
Form Electronic book
Author Troper, Harold Martin, 1942- author.
ISBN 9781442620513
144262051X
9781442620520
1442620528