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Spartakiads. The Politics of Physical Culture in Communist Czechoslovakia
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SYSNO ASEP 0521347 Document Type B - Monograph R&D Document Type Monograph Title Spartakiads. The Politics of Physical Culture in Communist Czechoslovakia Author(s) Roubal, Petr (USD-C) ORCID Issue data Praha: Karolinum, 2019 ISBN 978-80-246-3851-5 Series Václav Havel Series Number of pages 424 s. Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country CZ - Czech Republic Keywords Czechoslovak spartakiads ; Sokol movement ; political ritual Subject RIV AB - History OECD category History (history of science and technology to be 6.3, history of specific sciences to be under the respective headings) R&D Projects GPP410/11/P779 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Institutional support USD-C - RVO:68378114 Annotation The study deals with the phenomenon of mass gymnastic displays under communism focusing especially on the issue of continuity with the pre-existing tradition of Sokol displays pointing out the long term trends at the Czechoslovak physical education. The book also deals with the symbolism of mass gymnastic performances as well as their logistics and attitude of the broader public. Workplace Institute for Contemporary History Contact Gabriela Golasová, golasova@usd.cas.cz, Tel.: 257 286 365 Year of Publishing 2020
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