Olympics in Conflict
From the Games of the New Emerging Forces to the Rio Olympics
In the second half of the twentieth century, the Olympics played an important role in the politics of the Cold War and was part of the conflicts between the Capitalist Block, the Socialist Block and Third World countries. The Games of the New Emerging Forces (GANEFO) is one of the best examples of the politicization of sport and the Olympics in the Cold War era. From the 1980s onward, the Olympics has facilitated communication and cooperation between nations in the post-Cold War era and contributed to the formation of a new world order. In August 2016, the Games of the XXXI Olympiad were held in Rio de Janeiro, making Brazil the first South A…
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Weitere Autoren: Hong, Fan (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-351-18147-1
- EAN: 9781351181471
- Produktnummer: 32786709
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 182 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 13'192 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
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Lu Zhouxiang is a Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the National University of Ireland Maynooth. His main research interests are Chinese history, nationalism and China's sport policy and practice.Fan Hong is a Professor in Asian Studies at Bangor University, Wales. Her main research interests are in the areas of sociology, politics, cross-cultural studies, sports studies and Asian studies.
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