Gymnastics and politics: Niels Bukh and male aesthetics

Hans Bonde

Gymnastics and politics: Niels Bukh and male aesthetics

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The first international biography of Niels Bukh (1880-1950), the charismatic founder of the special Danish school of modern gymnastics. His team of young elite gymnasts travelled around the world demonstrating his gymnastics, making Bukh reputably the most internationally well-known Dane during the 1930s. Bukh's private life and his fascination with Hitler make him a very controversial figure even fifty-five years after his death.

Original language	English

Place of Publication	Copenhagen
Publisher	Museum Tusculanum
Number of pages	376
ISBN (Print)	8772898275
Publication status	Published - 2006

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