The Sokol in the Czech lands to 1914 : training for the nation / Claire E. Nolte.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nolte, Claire Elaine.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Československá obec sokolská--History.

Československá obec sokolská.

History.

Physical Description:

x, 258 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2002.

Summary:

This overview of the history of the Sokol, the Czech nationalist gymnastic organization, from its founding in 1862 until the outbreak of World War I emphasizes its role in articulating national values and facilitating mass mobilization in the political context of the multinational Habsburg state. By including background on the German" Turnverein," this study goes beyond the Czech context to explore the intersection of gymnastics and mass nationalism in Central Europe.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-252) and index.

ISBN:

033368298X

OCLC:

49277095