Sport under Unexpected Circumstances Violence, Discipline, and Leisure in Penal and Internment Camps

• Other Authors: Feindt, Gregor (Editor), Hillbrenner, Anke (Editor), Dahlmann, Dittmar (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Series: Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Europäische Geschichte Mainz
• Subjects: The Holocaust; History; National Socialism; Sports; Concentration Camps; Humanities; Sports and Outdoor Recreation; HIS043000; HIS022000; Holocaust; Jewish
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Sport was an integral part of life in camps during the twentieth century, even in Nazi concentrations camps or in the Soviet Gulag. Traditionally perceived as a symbol of equality, play, and peacefulness, sport under such unexpected circumstances irritates most observers, back then and today. This v...