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.

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CLAIRE E. NOLTE is Professor of History at Manhattan College in Riverdale, New York City. She was awarded the Heldt Prize in 1993 and the Stanley Z. Pech prize in 1995 for articles she wrote in the area of Czech history.

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Book Title: The Sokol in the Czech Lands to 1914
Book Subtitle: Training for the Nation
Authors: Claire E. Nolte
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230288683
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2002
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-68298-2Published: 23 September 2002
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-28868-3Published: 23 September 2002
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 258
Topics: European History, Modern History, Political History, Social History, Sociology, general

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