Sports Diplomacy: Origins, Theory and Practice

by Stuart Murray

Book Overview

This book offers an accessible overview of the role sport plays in international relations and diplomacy.

Sports diplomacy has previously been defined as an old but under-studied aspect of the estranged relations between peoples, nations and states. These days, it is better understood as the conscious, strategic and ongoing use of sport, sportspeople and sporting events by state and non-state actors to advance policy, trade,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815356900
• ISBN13: 9780815356905
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"