Max Schmeling and the Making of a National Hero in Twentieth-Century Germany

• Main Author: Hughes, Jon (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Sport and Politics,
• Subjects: Civilization-History.; Europe-History-1492-.; Social history.; Europe, Central-History.; World politics.; Cultural History.; History of Modern Europe.; Social History.; History of Germany and Central Europe.; Political History.

This book presents the first in-depth study of the German boxer Max Schmeling (1905-2005) as a national hero and representative figure in Germany between the 1920s and the present day. It explores the complex relationship between sport, culture, politics and national identity and draws on a century...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2.The Weimar Republic 1: A Star is Born- 3. The Weimar Republic 2: The American Dream
• 4. The Third Reich 1: The "Loyal Citizen"
• 5. The Third Reich 2: "A German Victory"?
• 6. After 1945: "The Good German"
• 7. No More Heroes? Conclusion
• Index.