Diplomatic Games: Sport, Statecraft, and International Relations Since 1945

Book Overview

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

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813145643
• ISBN13: 9780813145648
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up