People''s Game - Football, State and Society in East Germany

From star players to rioting fans, The People's Game examines how football shaped the history of communist East Germany.

Table des matières

1. Introduction; 2. Football reconstructed; Part I. Players: 3. Footballers' lives; 4. The national team; 5. Club football at home and away; 6. Football and the Stasi; Part II. Fans: 7. Spectatorship in the Ulbricht era; 8. Fan culture in the Honecker era; 9. The 'wild East': hooliganism in the GDR; 10. 'Crooked champions': the BFC problem; Part III. The People's Game: 11. Football and everyday life; 12. Women's football; 13. East plays West: amateur matches across the Iron Curtain; 14. Football for all? The provision of facilities; 15. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

A propos de l'auteur

Alan McDougall is Associate Professor of Modern European History and European Studies at the University of Guelph.

Résumé

The People's Game is the first comprehensive history of football in East Germany. McDougall offers fresh perspectives on how the country's most popular sport undermined communism. The book combines in-depth knowledge of the GDR with a passion for football, and will appeal to GDR specialists, sports historians and students alike.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Alan McDougall, Alan (University of Guelph Mcdougall, McDougall Alan
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 20.10.2016
• EAN: 9781107649712
• ISBN: 978-1-107-64971-2
• Pages: 378
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, Association football (Soccer), East Germany, Ddr