{"product_id":"the-peoples-game-football-state-and-society-in-east-germany-hardback-9781107052031","title":"The People's Game; Football, State and Society in East Germany (Hardback) 9781107052031","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe People's Game\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFootball, State and Society in East Germany\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom star players to rioting fans, The People's Game examines how football shaped the history of communist East Germany.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlan McDougall (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107052031, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 June 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e374 pages, 20 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.7 x 2 cm, 0.73 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… represents an excellent example of research using football to illustrate the colourful ambiguities of everyday life in the GDR.' David Brentin, Central Europe Journal\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSport in East Germany is commonly associated with the systematic doping that helped to make the country an Olympic superpower. Football played little part in this controversial story. Yet, as a hugely popular activity that was deeply entwined in the social fabric, it exerted an influence that few institutions or pursuits could match. The People's Game examines the history of football from the interrelated perspectives of star players, fans, and ordinary citizens who played for fun. Using archival sources and interviews, it reveals football's fluid role in preserving and challenging communist hegemony. By repeatedly emphasising that GDR football was part of an international story, for example, through analysis of the 1974 World Cup finals, Alan McDougall shows how sport transcended the Iron Curtain. Through a study of the mass protests against the Stasi team, BFC, during the 1980s, he reveals football's role in foreshadowing the downfall of communism.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Football reconstructed\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Players: 3. Footballers' lives\u003cbr\u003e 4. The national team\u003cbr\u003e 5. Club football at home and away\u003cbr\u003e 6. Football and the Stasi\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Fans: 7. Spectatorship in the Ulbricht era\u003cbr\u003e 8. Fan culture in the Honecker era\u003cbr\u003e 9. The 'wild East': hooliganism in the GDR\u003cbr\u003e 10. 'Crooked champions': the BFC problem\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The People's Game: 11. Football and everyday life\u003cbr\u003e 12. Women's football\u003cbr\u003e 13. East plays West: amateur matches across the Iron Curtain\u003cbr\u003e 14. Football for all? The provision of facilities\u003cbr\u003e 15. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e], 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%2220th%20century%20history:%20c%201900%20%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909152071960,"sku":"9781107052031","price":81.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107052031i_56c38922-b505-4326-bccf-0c389a5cc413.jpg?v=1691361627","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-peoples-game-football-state-and-society-in-east-germany-hardback-9781107052031","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}