{"product_id":"diplomatic-games-sport-statecraft-and-international-relations-since-1945-paperback","title":"Diplomatic Games: Sport, Statecraft, and International Relations Since 1945 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHeather L. Dichter\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAndrew L. Johns\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternational 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,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeather L. Dichter\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of sport management and sport history at De Montfort University and a member of DMU's International Centre for Sports History and Culture. She is the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eOlympic Reform Ten Years Later. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew L. Johns\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of history at Brigham Young University and the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies. His books include \u003ci\u003eVietnam's Second Front: Domestic Politics, the Republican Party, and the War\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Eisenhower Administration, the Third World, and the Globalization of the Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.11 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47502056423602,"sku":"9780813180281","price":59.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/66f008b24e2de6c76c3254911865b410.webp?v=1779455495","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/diplomatic-games-sport-statecraft-and-international-relations-since-1945-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}