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The 1972 Munich Olympics and the making of modern Germany

By Christopher , Schiller , Kay; Young

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2010
ISBN
9780520947580, 0520947584
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3762373 bytes)
Series
Weimar and now 42
Pages
348\366
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
Germany) Munich. Olympic Games. Politics and goverTerrorism -- Germany -- Munich. Athletes -- Violen

Description

The 1972 Munich Olympics--remembered almost exclusively for the devastating terrorist attack on the Israeli team--were intended to showcase the New Germany and replace lingering memories of the Third Reich. That hope was all but obliterated in the early hours of September 5, when gun-wielding Palestinians murdered 11 members of the Israeli team. In the first cultural and political history of the Munich Olympics, Kay Schiller and Christopher Young set these Games into both the context of 1972 and the history of the modern Olympiad. Delving into newly available documents, Schiller and Young chroni. Read more... Abstract: The 1972 Munich Olympics - remembered almost exclusively for the devastating terrorist attack on the Israeli team - were intended to showcase the New Germany and replace lingering memories of the Third Reich. This title chronicles the impact of the Munich Games on West German society. Read more...

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