German Sports, Doping, And Politics: A History Of Performance Enhancement

This book examines doping in Germany, with primary attention given to West Germany, from 1950 to the present, including what societal, cultural, and institutional pressures arose after WWII to bring about such prevalence of doping in the country.

• • Author: Michael Kr?er, Christian Becker, Stefan Nielsen
• • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• • Publication Date: Apr 09, 2015
• • Number of Pages: 268 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 144224920X
• • ISBN-13: 9781442249202