Diplomatic Games
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-4564-8 (ISBN)
In Diplomatic Games, a team of international scholars examines how the nexus of sport and foreign relations has driven political and cultural change since 1945, demonstrating how governments have used athletic competition to maintain and strengthen alliances, promote policies, and increase national prestige. The contributors investigate topics such as China's use of sports to oppose Western imperialism, the ways in which sports helped bring an end to apartheid in South Africa, and the impact of the United States' 1980 Olympic boycott on U.S.-Soviet relations. Bringing together innovative scholarship from around the globe, this groundbreaking collection makes a compelling case for the use of sport as a lens through which to view international relations.
Heather L. Dichter is associate professor of Sport Management and Sport History at De Montfort University and a member of DMU's International Centre for Sports History and Culture. She is the coeditor of Olympic Reform Ten Years Later. Andrew L. Johns, associate professor of history at Brigham Young University, is coeditor of The Eisenhower Administration, the Third World, and the Globalization of the Cold War. Andrew L. Johns, associate professor of history at Brigham Young University, is coeditor of The Eisenhower Administration, the Third World, and the Globalization of the Cold War. Heather L. Dichter is associate professor of Sport Management and Sport History at De Montfort University and a member of DMU's International Centre for Sports History and Culture. She is the coeditor of Olympic Reform Ten Years Later.
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Erscheint lt. Verlag | 23.9.2014 |
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Reihe/Serie | Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace |
Co-Autor | Andrew L. Johns, Heather L. Dichter, Evelyn Mertin |
Zusatzinfo | 6 b&w photos, 2 tables |
Verlagsort | Lexington |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
ISBN-10 | 0-8131-4564-3 / 0813145643 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8131-4564-8 / 9780813145648 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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