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Based on original Stasi and Communist Party archival sources, this book uncovers why East Germany was for two decades running one of the most successful nations in the Summer and Winter Olympics, exploring how the central elite sports system was beset by internal tensions and disputes.

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'A detailed, subtle and authoritative account of one of the world's most successful and most corrupt elite sport systems. Of particular value is the location of the politics of elite sport within the domestic inter-organizational rivalries and political tensions of the East German state. An essential text for those interested in the comparative study of sport systems.' - Barrie Houlihan, Professor of Sport Policy at the Institute of Sport and Leisure Policy, Loughborough University, UK 'Mike Dennis and Jonathan Grix are good historians of sport, showing a sympathetic and informed understanding for humanity and the human condition ... This book will certainly appeal to an international audience.' Political Studies Review

'A detailed, subtle and authoritative account of one of the world's most successful and most corrupt elite sport systems. Of particular value is the location of the politics of elite sport within the domestic inter-organizational rivalries and political tensions of the East German state. An essential text for those interested in the comparative study of sport systems.' - Barrie Houlihan, Professor of Sport Policy at the Institute of Sport and Leisure Policy, Loughborough University, UK 'Mike Dennis and Jonathan Grix are good historians of sport, showing a sympathetic and informed understanding for humanity and the human condition ... This book will certainly appeal to an international audience.' Political Studies Review 'Dennis and Grix have provided us with the most authoritative English-language account of sport in the GDR to date.' - International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics 'This book will certainly appeal to an international audience.' - Political Studies Review

'A detailed, subtle and authoritative account of one of the world's most successful and most corrupt elite sport systems. Of particular value is the location of the politics of elite sport within the domestic inter-organizational rivalries and political tensions of the East German state. An essential text for those interested in the comparative study of sport systems.' - Barrie Houlihan, Professor of Sport Policy at the Institute of Sport and Leisure Policy, Loughborough University, UK

Dennis and Grix have provided us with the most authoritative English-language account of sport in the GDR to date, and it is to be hoped that it will appear in a paperback version so that it can reach as wide a readership as possible. - International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Dennis and Grix have produced a first concise and compelling English-language summary on the vast research done on GDR sport. The book will surely prove valuable for teaching the subject - German Historical Institute

""Dennis and Grix have provided us with the most authoritative English-language account of sport in the GDR to date, and it is to be hoped that it will appear in a paperback version so that it can reach as wide a readership as possible."" - International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics ""Dennis and Grix have produced a first concise and compelling English-language summary on the vast research done on GDR sport. The book will surely prove valuable for teaching the subject"" - German Historical Institute

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MIKE DENNIS Professor of Modern German History at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. He has specialized in the history of East German Communism and sport and among his major publications are The Rise and Fall of the German Democratic Republic 1945-1990, The Stasi: Myth and Reality, Deutschland 1945-1990 (with J. D. Steinert), and State and Minorities in Communist East Germany (with N. Laporte). JONATHAN GRIXSenior Lecturer in Sports Politics and Policy at the University of Birmingham, UK. Hehas published widely on East Germany, research methodology and sports-related themes, including The Role of the Masses in the Collapse of the GDR and Foundations of Research.

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