John Milton Hoberman is a Professor of

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within the Department of Germanic Studies at the

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. He is the author of numerous books and articles on

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s, specifically on their cultural impact, their relationship with race, and the issue of doping. He is a European cultural and intellectual historian, who has interests in

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and the history of racial ideas. He has published nearly one hundred sports articles and books in American newspapers and magazines and in ''

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''. As he is fluent in Scandinavian languages as well as German, he was e.g. co-editor for the North American sport historians of their special issue on 'German sports history. He is a Fellow of the European committee for sports history.

Writings

His book ''Testosterone Dreams'' (2005) is a history of the use of

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treatments for lifestyle and performance enhancement during the last century, in the context of an analysis of modern society's ever-increasing use of chemical enhancements in general and its effect on human self-image. It focuses in particular on the early commercial marketing of the hormone

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, which is considered representative of all the performance-enhancing drugs that followed it. ''Darwin's Athletes'' (1997) explores the relationship between sport and race. His thesis in the book generated several negative reviews questioning his conclusions. Hoberman responded in one case defending his work.

Bibliography

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(eds.). Journal of sport history 17(2) 1990 (Special Issue: 'German sports historiography')

References

External links

The ''Testosterone Dreams'' page
a
The University of California PressAcademic Website
at the

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: ''Curriculum Vitae'' for Dr. John Hoberman
University of Texas website article from 2004
about the writing of ''Testosterone Dreams''
"Steroids, Sluggers, and the War on Drugs"

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