KP141 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Israel At The 1972 Summer Olympics, Jesse Owens, Aryan Race
24 Mar 2018
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Michael jordan was most well known person in china beside emperor. Sports from all across the world coming together (all speaking the same language) Kids playing in slum so f rio playsame sport as rich kid in swiss alps. Cold war sport: britain"s everest summit (1953) Edmund hillary (new zealand) and tenzing norway (nepal) First people to be known to go up and back down alive. Great britains colonization is why it is called britain. Tenzing is never seen as the one who climbed up but rather the helper. 400+ in expedition team (350+ porters, 20 sherpas) Intrinsic spirit of conquering: value reaching summit. Reached summit day of queen elizabeth"s coronation. Don"t wear usa they support their schools. Linked up with world fairs (could last months) First overt political use of games (but not rst use! Hitler elected since germany is slipping power. Use of cutting edge tv broadcast technology. Nazi decorations, soldiers in uniform marches, propaganda speeches.
