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In terms of content, Eggers provides an excellent overview of the foundations of football's success story in the 1920s through the organization of Weimar football. He explains the organization and financing as well as the sociological context of football during the Weimar era and describes the contemporary spirit of its rise to a popular mass phenomenon. Football as a contrast to German gymnastics, as a sport for workers and the poor, and as a front-line and popular sport are further themes that highlight the role of football. Written in a pleasant style, the book is illustrated with numerous historical photos and documents. An important book about a significant part of German (sports) history.
21 x 15 cms, softback, 200 pages.
2001
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