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. 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. Political History of the World since 1945 Archived U.S. 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. World politics - 1945-1989, International relations, Nationalism - History - 20th century Publisher Harlow, England New York : Pearson Education Collection inlibrary printdisabled internetarchivebooks Digitizing sponsor The Arcadia Fund Contributor Internet Archive Language English xxi, 900 p. It began with 29 member-states as of late 2000. An edition of World politics since 1945 (1968) World politics since 1945.
Diplomatic games : sport, statecraft, and international relations since 1945 / ed. 1945 as a result of negotiations that were concluded in Bretton Woods, New.
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