Fastest, highest, strongest a critique of high-performance sport / Rob Beamish and Ian Ritchie.
| Author/creator | Beamish, Rob B., 1949- |
| Other author | Ritchie, Ian, 1964- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York ; London : Routledge, |
| Description | xi, 194 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge critical studies in sport Routledge critical studies in sport. ^A589222 |
| Contents | From Coubertin's dream to high-performance sport: the shifting dynamics of Olympic sport -- Steroids: Nazi propaganda, cold war fears, and "androgenized" women -- "Sport, " German traditions, and the development of "training" -- From Stalingrad to Helsinki: the development of German sport systems -- "Something had altered in the faces of the pigs . . ." converging sport systems in the GDR and FRG -- Ethics reconsidered: the spirit of sport, the level playing field, and harm to the athlete -- Conclusion: the brave new world of high-performance sport. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-186) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2006001561 |
| ISBN | 0415770424 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780415770422 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0415770432 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780415770439 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0203967852 (ebk.) |
| ISBN | 9780203967850 (ebk.) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |