Playing tough : the world of sports and politics / Roger I. Abrams.

By:

Abrams, Roger I, 1945- [author.]

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text

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computer

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online resource

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1555538150
9781555538156

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Playing tough.DDC classification:

306.4/83

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GV706.35 .A37 2013

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Contents:

Sports and politics -- Early baseball and the urban political machine -- The Nazi Olympic triumph -- The war of the world: Joe Louis v. Max Schmeling -- The "futbol war" of Central America -- Muhammad Ali and the symbols of politics -- Olympic boycotts and international relations -- Sports and South African liberation -- Hardball in city hall: public financing of sports stadiums -- Conclusion.

Summary: A history of the interplay of sports and politics around the world.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-243) and index.

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A history of the interplay of sports and politics around the world.

English.

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