Max Schmeling and the Making of a National Hero in Twentieth-Century Germany

Jonathan Hughes

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-51136-8

Max Schmeling and the Making of a National Hero in Twentieth-Century Germany

Jonathan Hughes

Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Research output: Book/Report › Book

Abstract

The first in-depth study of German boxer and national hero, Max Schmelling (1905-2005). Assesses a wide range of evidence drawn from contemporary print and broadcast media, prose fiction and poetry, film, life writing, the visual arts and museums and heritage. Examines Schmeling’s emergence as an icon in the Weimar Republic, his association with America, his celebrity status in the Third Reich, and his rivalry with Joe Louis as a focus for an extraordinary propaganda and ideological contest.

Original language	English
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages	329
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-51136-8
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-51135-1, 978-3-319-84577-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51136-8
Publication status	Published - 2018

Publication series

Name	Palgrave Studies in Sport and Politics
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
ISSN (Print)	2365-998X

Keywords

Max Schmeling

Access to Document

10.1007/978-3-319-51136-8

https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783319511351

1 Internet publication
1 Digital or Visual Products

Sport in History Podcast: Dr Jon Hughes
Hughes, J. (Photographer), Aug 2019
Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
‘The largest boxing match ever seen in Europe': Remembering Max Schmeling versus Walter Neusel in August 1934
Hughes, J., Aug 2019, Playing Pasts: The Online Magazine for Sport and Leisure History.
Research output: Contribution to non-peer-reviewed publication › Internet publication

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Abstract

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Research output

Sport in History Podcast: Dr Jon Hughes

‘The largest boxing match ever seen in Europe': Remembering Max Schmeling versus Walter Neusel in August 1934

Cite this