The Sokol in the Czech lands to 1914
Subtitle: training for the nation
By: Claire E. Nolte.
Publisher: Palgrave
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780333682982
Subjects: Československá obec sokolská -- History; Czech Republic -- History; Austria -- History -- 1867-1918
Description: 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 (p. 238-252) and index.