 Sports and Physical education as servants of Politics:Physical culture in Hungary between the two world warsÁkos Cserny Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, 2023, vol. 31, issue 3, 655-665 Abstract: In most countries, sports and the physical education of youth receive special attention from those holding political power. The reason for this is, among other things, that the development of this area is decisive from the point of view of the physical and mental condition of individuals and, consequently, the future of a society. In the course of history, state activity on the subject can be observed from the development of the idea of the social state in the 20th century. In the case of Hungary, a similar trend can be observed, which, however, is significantly shaded by the fact that, as a result of historical processes, physical culture has been at the service of power – in different ways and to varying degrees – almost to this day. In this context, this study examines the period between the two world wars. The topic is particularly interesting nowadays, when the relationship between sports and politics is strong in Hungary, and when the ruling government likes to look back to the history of the period between the two world wars for examples. Date: 2023 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:cdebxx:v:31:y:2023:i:3:p:655-665 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/25739638.2023.2275920 Access Statistics for this article Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe is currently edited by Andrew Kilmister More articles in Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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