Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations viii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Abbreviations xiv
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. Sport, the State, and International Politics 17
8. 2. The Rise of International Sports Organizations 40
9. 3. Democracy and International Sport: The United States 64
10. 4. “Americanizing” the Olympic Games: Los Angeles, 1932 90
11. 5. Dictatorship and International Sport: Nazi Germany 115
12. 6. Between Nazism and Olympism: Berlin, 1936 134
13. 7. The Soviet Union and the Triumph of Soccer 158
14. Conclusion 181
15. Abbreviations Used in the Notes 191
16. Notes 193
17. Bibliography 257
18. Index 263