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Spartakiads
Author: Petr Roubal
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Spartakiads combined mass movement, political symbolism, and participants' personal experiences. Petr Roubal examines this phenomenon of Czechoslovak history in its broader cultural and social contexts. This English edition makes his research available to an international audience.
The book will appeal to readers interested in socialism, physical culture, and public rituals. It raises questions about voluntary participation, popularity, and continuity with the Sokol tradition, connecting major events with everyday life.
Petr Roubal's English-language monograph examines Spartakiads as physical culture, public ritual, and part of communist politics.
Book information
- Author
- Petr Roubal
- Publisher
- Karolinum
- Formát
- E-book
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Moderné dejiny
- ISBN
- 978-80-246-3851-5
- Publication date
- 1. January 2021
- Pages
- 412
- Edition
- Václav Havel Series
- E-book formats
- EPUB (ISBN 978-80-246-4368-7) · PDF (ISBN 978-80-246-4366-3) · MOBI (ISBN 978-80-246-4367-0)
What is Spartakiads about?
The account addresses mass gymnastics displays from 1955 to 1985. It asks about their relationship to Sokol gatherings, participation, and social appeal.
Cultural-historical questions are connected with gender, rituals, and everyday experience. The book allows the events to be seen through both institutions and participants.
Themes and motifs
Physical Culture
Mass gymnastics and its meanings.
Political Ritual
Public events under socialism.
Everyday Life
Participants' experiences.
Who is this book for?
English-language readers of modern history and the sociology of sport.
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What is Spartakiads about?
Petr Roubal's English-language monograph examines Spartakiads as physical culture, public ritual, and part of communist politics.
What language is the e-book in?
English.
What formats is the e-book available in?
EPUB, PDF, MOBI.
How many pages does the e-book have?
412 pages.
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