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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813219403321

Titolo

Sport and international relations : an emerging relationship / / [edited by] Roger Levermore, Adrian Budd

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004

ISBN

1-135-77351-3

1-135-77352-1

0-203-60762-7

1-280-07701-8

0-203-49723-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (173 p.)

Collana

Sport in the global society

Altri autori (Persone)

LevermoreRoger <1971->

BuddAdrian <1961->

Disciplina

796/.09

Soggetti

Sports and state

Sports - International cooperation

World politics

International relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-153) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Series Editor's Foreword; Prologue by; Introduction: Sport and international relations: Continued neglect?; Sport's role in constructing the 'inter-state' worldview; Sport and capitalism; Sport, gender and international relations; Building an international regime to combat doping in sport; 'The most effective means of communication in the modern world'?: British sport and national prestige; A changing discourse? British diplomacy and the Olympic movement

Moving the goalposts: The governance and political economy of world footballEpilogue by; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Sport plays a highly significant role in the lives of millions the world over, and yet the impact of this global phenomenon on the subject of international relations hes been neglected. The contributors to this collection argue that sport remains both an underestimated and understudied aspect of international relations, and that the growth of



its importance should be seen in the complex interdependencies and global systems of governance.The text examines:* how the expansion of professional sport, and the revenues generated by mass media's links with sport have transformed the internati