U.S.-China strategic relations and competitive sports : playing for keeps

U.S.-China strategic relations and competitive sports : playing for keeps / David Lai, editor.

This book investigates cultural influences of competitive sports on U.S. and Chinese strategic thinking and tactical behavior. Most competitive sports owe their origins to human fighting. Although they are ritualized contests, competitive sports have retained many aspects of human warfare, especiall...

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Other Authors: Lai, David, 1955- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
Subjects:
Sports > Political aspects.
Diplomatic relations
Sports > Political aspects
China > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > China.
China
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction.-Part I: American Games.-Chapter 2: Its All Games: U.S. Foreign and Security Policies
  • Chapter 3: American Football and War
  • Chapter 4: Football vs. Soccer: American Warfare in an Era of Unconventional Threats
  • Chapter 5: Chess and Strategy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
  • Chapter 6: The Great Pacific Chess Match: U.S. Chess Moves on China
  • Chapter 7: Uncovering Hidden Patterns of Thought in War: Weiqi Versus Chess
  • Chapter 8: Baseball and American Strategic Culture
  • Chapter 9: United States vs North Korea in No-Limit Poker: Alligator Blood or Dead Money?
  • Part II: Chinese Games
  • Chapter 10: Learning from the Stones: A Weiqi Approach to Mastering Chinas Strategic Concept, Shi
  • Chapter 11: East Meets West: An Ancient Game Sheds New Light on U.S.-Asian Strategic Relations
  • Chapter 12: Chinas Strategic Moves and Countermoves in the Asia-Pacific
  • Chapter 13: Weiqi and Artificial Intelligence: Potential for Strategic Decision Making.

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