TY  - BOOK
AU  - Krasnoff,Lindsay
TI  - The Making of Les Bleus: Sport in France, 1958-2010
SN  - 9780739175095
AV  - GV943.6.B57 
U1  - 796.3340944 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Lanham
PB  - Lexington Books
KW  - Bleus (Soccer team)
KW  - History
KW  - fast
KW  - Soccer
KW  - France
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Sports and state
KW  - Sports and society
KW  - Sports
KW  - Politique gouvernementale
KW  - Histoire
KW  - GAMES
KW  - Gambling
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SPORTS & RECREATION
KW  - Business Aspects
KW  - Essays
KW  - Reference
KW  - TRAVEL
KW  - Special Interest
KW  - Fußball
KW  - gnd
KW  - Sport
KW  - Gesellschaft
KW  - Soziale Funktion
KW  - Frankreich
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The Making of Les Bleus; Table of Contents; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; A Note on Language; Introduction: Setting the Scene; 1. To Remake the Nation's Image, 1958-1973; 2. De Gaulle's Sports Crisis, 1958-1973; 3. Creating an Athletic Force de Frappe, 1973-1984; 4. Slackening the Strings, 1984-1992; 5. Victors Triumphant? 1992-2000; 6. Dénouement, 2000-2010; Conclusion: A Second Sports Crisis?; Notes; Annex I Selected Biographies of Oral History Subjects; Bibliography; Index
N2  - The Making of Les Bleus traces the Fifth Republic's quest to create elite athletes, a compelling tale that serves as a prism through which to investigate the larger history of France, the evolution of society, the impacts of the media revolution, and the government's mission of public health. It provides perspective on how France coped with and adapted to the post-1945 world and underscores just how much things have changed-yet still remained the same
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