The Politics of the Male Body in Global Sport

1. Foreword 2. Prologue: Globalization, Regionalsim, Nationalism: Danish idiosyncrasy Revolution: Danish sport - Breakthrough 3. The Time and Speed Ideology: 19th century industrialisation and sport 4. Political Assertion: rural revolutionary gymnastics The Gymnastics Cult: National and International Perspectives 5. From Hygiene to Salvation: I.P. Muller, international advocate of gymnastics 6. The Devil in the Flesh: "Captain Jespersen", preacher of the pure body The Ascent of Right-wing Masculinity 7. The Gymnastics 'Sexual Revolution': Niels Bukh, male aesthetics and homophilea 8. Nationalism in the Age of Extremes: taking Danish gymnastics to the world 9. The Struggle for Danish Youth: Fascism, Sport, democracy Sport with the enemy 10. Danish Sport and the Nazi Seizure of Power: indoctrination, propaganda and confrontation 11. Revolt: Danish resistance to sports collaboration with Nazi Germany 12. Turn of the Tide: Nordic ideological change Oriental Martial Arts: World, Modernity and European Youth 13. Return of Ritual: martial arts and the young's revolt against the youth rebellion Sport and Contemporary European Society 14. The Great Male Cycle: sport, politics and European masculinity today 15. Sport, the Olympics and Politics: European responses to Beijing 2008 16. Epilogue: Globalization before Globalization: Denmark sets a European fashion