Abstract

The turn of the century provides an ideal opportunity to look back at the political events of the past hundred years through the eyes of sport and sports people. In this book, the first of it's kind, ten international authorities in their respective fields lead you through the most important political elements of contemporary sport. Part One examines global issues, starting with chapters on two of the century's major sports institutions: the Olympic Games and the International Football Federation. These are followed by chapters on communism (1917-91), fascism (1922-45), the role of religion and the workers' sport movement. Part Two looks at issues relating to specific populations and traces the struggles faced by these populations in relation to the ruling political ideologies of the day. Topics covered include the rise of black athletes in the USA, the rise of women's sport against male prejudice, the role sport played in the racist Apartheid regime in South Africa, and the fight for the rights of handicapped athletes. In addition, two relatively new trends are examined - the politics of homosexuality and homoeraticism in sport and the relationship between sport and terrorism. The authors and their topics are: Part One: 1. Krueger, Arnd: The unfinished symphony: a history of the Olympic Games from Coubertin to Samaranch; 2. Murray, Bill: FIFA; 3. Riordan, James: The impact of communism on sport; 4. Krueger, Arnd: Strength through joy. The culture of consent under fascism, nazism and francoism; 5. Scharenberg, Swantje: Religion and sport; 6. Riordan, James: The worker sports movement; Part Two: 7. Mueller, Annette: Women in sport and society; 8. Harris, Othello: The rise of black athletes in the USA; 9. Doll-Tepper, Gudrun: Disability sport; 10. Krüger, Arnd: The homosexual and homoerotic in sport; 11. Wedemeyer, Bernd: Sport und terrorism; 12. Jarvie, Grant;Reid, Irene: Sport in South Africa. Buchumschlag und Inhaltsverzeichnis