The Olympics and the cold war, 1948-1968 : sport as battleground in the U.S.-Soviet rivalry

"Early in the Cold War, when all U.S.-Soviet interactions were treated as potential matters of life and death, each side tried to manipulate the International Olympic Committee. This book looks at six consecutive Olympiads to show how high the stakes became once the Soviets began competing in 1...

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1. Verfasser:	Redihan, Erin Elizabeth (VerfasserIn)
Format:	E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Incorporated, Publishers, [2017]
Schlagworte:	Olympics Nationalism and sports Olympics ; History ; 20th century Olympics ; Political aspects ; History ; 20th century Nationalism and sports ; United States Nationalism and sports ; Soviet Union United States ; Foreign relations ; Soviet Union Soviet Union ; Foreign relations ; United States Electronic books
Umfang:	1 online resource (273 pages)