International sporting events, including the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup, have experienced profound growth in popularity and significance since the mid-twentieth century. Sports often facilitate diplomacy, revealing common interests across borders and uniting groups of people who are otherwise divided by history, ethnicity, or politics. In many countries, popular athletes have become diplomatic envoys. Sport is an arena in which international conflict and compromise find expression, yet the impact of sports on foreign relations has not been widely studied by scholars.
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.
Автор: Edelman Robert, Young Christopher Название: The Whole World Was Watching: Sport in the Cold War ISBN: 1503610187 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781503610187 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 9405.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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In the Cold War era, the confrontation between capitalism and communism played out not only in military, diplomatic, and political contexts, but also in the realm of culture--and perhaps nowhere more so than the cultural phenomenon of sports, where the symbolic capital of athletic endeavor held up a mirror to the global contest for the sympathies of citizens worldwide. The Whole World Was Watching examines Cold War rivalries through the lens of sporting activities and competitions across Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the U.S. The essays in this volume consider sport as a vital sphere for understanding the complex geopolitics and cultural politics of the time, not just in terms of commerce and celebrity, but also with respect to shifting notions of race, class, and gender. Including contributions from an international lineup of historians, this volume suggests that the analysis of sport provides a valuable lens for understanding both how individuals experienced the Cold War in their daily lives, and how sports culture in turn influenced politics and diplomatic relations.
Автор: Murray, Stuart (bond University, Australia) Название: Sports diplomacy ISBN: 0815356900 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780815356905 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22202.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book offers an accessible overview of the role sport plays in international relations and diplomacy.
Автор: Press Association Sport Название: London 2012 Olympic Games: The Official Book ISBN: 1847329241 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781847329240 Издательство: Carlton Books Рейтинг: Цена: 2058.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
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The official London 2012 Olympic Games preview book, packed with features on all of the Games events, star athletes, venues, and stadiums
Filled with expert and authoritative analysis by some of the world's leading sports writers, this stunning illustrated guide to the world's greatest sporting event is essential reading for sports aficionados everywhere. Packed with glorious photography and analysis of the star athletes and their prospects at the Games, this authoritative and comprehensive preview of the 30th Olympiad features a guide to each of the Olympic Games sports and venues, a brief history of the Games, and the competition schedule to ensure readers won't miss a moment of the action. Whether watching the Games live in London or from the comfort of one's own living room, this is the definitive resource.
Название: The Politics of the Olympics ISBN: 1857436873 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781857436877 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7501.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Essays in this collection focus on numerous political aspects of the Olympics from a variety of different perspectives, with a glossary that contains a range of politically relevant entries relating to famous and infamous Olympic athletes, Olympic movement personnel and events and broader political issues and developments which have affected the modern Games.
Автор: Wenner Lawrence A. Название: Sport, Media and Mega-Events ISBN: 1138930393 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138930391 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 6889.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Bringing together many of the most influential scholars in sport and media studies, this book examines the diverse ways that media influences our understanding of the world`s most important sport events, dubbed sports mega-events. It sheds new light on how these events have been changed by the media, and have, in turn, adapted to media to further their brand`s cultural influence.
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