The 1972 Munich Olympics and the Making of Modern Germany (Weimer and Now : German Cultural Criticism)

The 1972 Munich Olympics - remembered almost exclusively for the devastating terrorist attack on the Israeli team - were intended to showcase the New Germany and replace lingering memories of the Third Reich. That hope was all but obliterated in the early hours of September 5, when gun-wielding Palestinians murdered 11 members of the Israeli team. In the first cultural and political history of the Munich Olympics, Kay Schiller and Christopher Young set these Games into both the context of 1972 and the history of the modern Olympiad. Delving into newly available documents, Schiller and Young chronicle the impact of the Munich Games on West German society The 1972 Munich Olympics Were Intended To Showcase The New Germany And Replace Lingering Memories Of The Third Reich. In This Cultural And Political History Of The Munich Olympics, The Authors Set These Games Into Both The Context Of 1972 And The History Of The Modern Olympiad. Urban, State, And National Capital: Buying, Paying For, And Selling The Games -- The Legacy Of Berlin 1936 And The German Past: Problems And Possibilities -- Germany On The Drawing Board: Architecture, Design, And Ceremony -- After 1968: 1972 And The Youth Of The World -- East Versus West: German-german Sporting Tensions From Hallstein To Ostpolitik -- The End Of The Games: Germany, The Middle East, And The Terrorist Attack -- Conclusion: Olympic Legacies. Kay Schiller And Christopher Young. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The 1972 Munich Olympics were intended to showcase the New Germany and replace lingering memories of the Third Reich. That hope was all but obliterated in the early hours of September 5, when gun-wielding Palestinians murdered eleven members of the Israeli team. In this cultural and political history of the Munich Olympics, the authors set these games into both the context of 1972 and the history of the modern Olympiad. Delving into newly available documents, they chronicle the impact of the Munich Games on West German society and deliver the first full account of one of the most significant moments in postwar German history. -- Publisher description