Table of Contents

Foreword by John Hoberman Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Defining the Problem Chapter 2: Testing Begins Chapter 3: Nationalism Strikes Chapter 4: Old Problems and New Leadership Chapter 5: "In a Free Society, It All Depends on Us" Chapter 6: Turning Point Chapter 7: Toward a Unified Approach Chapter 8: Challenge and Partnership Chapter 9: A New Century Chapter 10: Difficulties of Partnership Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Promotional Information

Based on research in both American and foreign archives, this first book-length study of doping in the Olympics connects the use and regulation of performance-enhancing drugs to developments in the larger global environment.

About the Author

THOMAS M. HUNT is Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education at the University of Texas at Austin, where he also holds an appointment as Assistant Director for Academic Affairs at the H. J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports. John Hoberman is a social and medical historian at the University of Texas at Austin who has spent thirty years researching, lecturing, and publishing on the various social impacts of anabolic steroids. His books include Mortal Engines: The Science of Performance and the Dehumanization of Sport and Testosterone Dreams: Rejuvenation, Aphrodisia, Doping.