Beyond Boycotts : Sport during the Cold War in Europe.

Beyond Boycotts : Sport during the Cold War in Europe.

The peer-reviewed series offers books that illuminate the multifaceted history of the Cold War in both its European and Global dimensions, across and beyond the Iron Curtain. It focuses on the interactions, interdependencies and co-operation of Eastern state socialist countries (and their citizens)...

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Main Author: Vonnard, Philippe
Other Authors: Sbetti, Nicola, Quin, Grégory
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin : De Gruyter, 2017.
Series:Rethinking the Cold War.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Sports > Europe > History > 20th century.
HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century.
Sports
Europe
History
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Preface and Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Introduction; First Part. Creating relations between European states. Sport as tool of diplomacy; Playing at the border of the Cold War; An Even Colder War?; Athletes of Diplomacy; Second part. A European space of exchanges. Crossing the Iron Curtain with sport; The emergence of Europe-wide collaboration and competition; Building bridges between separated Europeans; Cooperation and conflict; Third Part. Globalizing sport. Europe as a site of international sporting diplomacy; â#x80;#x9C;Shooting Hoops with Foreign Teamsâ#x80;#x9D.
  • The Ghana Young Pioneersâ#x80;#x9C;The Russian deadpan expertâ#x80;#x9D; vs â#x80;#x9C;Americaâ#x80;#x99;s white hopeâ#x80;#x9D;; A forgotten â#x80;#x9C;ping-pong diplomacyâ#x80;#x9D;?; Afterword; Bibliography; Contributors (by alphabetical order); Index.

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