1. Sport, Nations and Nationalism.
- Author
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Winterschladen, Matthias
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NATIONALISM & sports , *SPORTS & state -- History , *SOCCER & politics , *OLYMPIC Games (15th : 1952 : Helsinki, Finland) , *TWENTIETH century , *CONFERENCES & conventions , *INTERNATIONAL relations ,GERMAN occupation of Denmark, 1940-1945 - Abstract
The article reports on a conference on the connection between sports and nationalism in historical perspective, held in Prague, Czech Republic, from June 28-30, 2012. Papers and discussions revolved around the political aspects of sports, exemplified with such case studies as soccer in Denmark during the German occupation in World War II, the participation of the Soviet Union in the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland, and international soccer matches between Hungary and Romania from 1936-2009.
- Published
- 2012