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Author
Series
Studies in Central European historiess volume 44
Publisher
Brill
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Series
Università degli studi di Bergamo volume 9
Publisher
G. Giappichelli Editore
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Italiano
Author
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"From its very inception the Soviet state valued the merits and benefits of physical culture, which included not only sport but also health, hygiene, education, labour and defence. Physical culture propaganda was directed at the Soviet population, and even more particularly at young people, women and peasants, with the aim of transforming them into ideal citizens. By using physical culture and sport to assess social, cultural and political developments...
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
Description
"This book explores controversies in sports, including black boxer Jack Johnson, Jessie Owens in the 1936 Olympics, Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier, Muhammad Ali's refusal to fight in the Vietnam War, #MeToo and the US gymnastics team, and much more"--