International Politics & the Modern Olympic Movement
by Charles Buhs
(from an idea of Charles Thornton)
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- Games, Nazis, Communists, Protests, & Boycotts
More details about the end of the Ancient Olympics, the early Modern Olympics, the Intercalated Games of 1906, the “Austerity Games” of 1948, the arrival of the “Big Red Machine,” and much more.
Go to: Overview
- The Crazy, Wacky Olympic Games of 1904
With the USA as host at the turn of the last century, the third Olympic Games were part of a coming out celebration of American as a world power. What could go wrong with that?d
Go to: St. Louis 1904: “The greatest athletic games ever held in the world”
- Intense Competition, Vocal Complaints
An account of the contentious and sometime ludicrous competitions at the Games of the IV Olympiad: disputes over flags, shoes, walkover gold medal races, and the most famous loser in history. Still entertaining 104 years later.
Go to: London 1908: The Irish vs. The British
- The Games as Political Propaganda
The second effective use of the Olympic Games for political ends. Much more information about the U.S.-led boycott debate and the Nazi contributions to the Olympics.
Go to: Berlin 1936: The Nazi Olympics
- A Powerful Sports Machine
This just turned into the most detailed section — extensive information on the history, politcal justification, aggressive talent identification and development, sport school and club system, doping, and legacy of East Germany.
Go to: East Germany - The Miracle Machine
- Another Powerful Sports Machine
China leverages its resources and emerges as a formidable sports machine seeking to usurp the United States as the premier sports country on the international stage. And succeeds with many questions along the way.
Go to: China - Big Red Machine, v2
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