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1 online resource (197 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction: Olympics, Sports, and Boycotts: Games of Politics -- Chapter 1. The Surrogate War, the Boycott, and the Search for a Hidden Story -- Chapter 2. A Primer on Politics in the Olympics -- Chapter 3. Soviet Sports History and the Olympic Movement -- Chapter 4. Montreal, Moscow, and Los Angeles: Bidding for the Games -- Chapter 5. 1980: An American Winter and a Soviet Summer -- Chapter 6. The LAOOC and Soviet Reasons for Not Attending -- Chapter 7. Socialist Inconsistencies and the Security Issue -- Chapter 8. Conclusions on Surrogate Wars, Nested Games, and Soviet Sports Policy |
| Summary |
The Soviet boycott of the 1984 Olympic Games is explained as the result of a complex series of events and policies that culminated in a strategic decision to not participate in Los Angeles. Using IR framework, D'Agati developes and argues for the concept of surrogate wars as an alternative means for conflict between states |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Olympic Games (23rd : 1984 : Los Angeles, Calif.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78005191
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Olympic Games fast |
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Sports and state -- United States
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Boycotts -- Soviet Union
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Cold War.
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International relations -- USA. -- 20th century.
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Political science & theory -- USA. -- 20th century.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Olympics.
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Boycotts
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Diplomatic relations
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Sports and state
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International relations -- United States of America, USA -- 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999.
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Political science & theory -- United States of America, USA -- 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999.
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Politics and Government.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140115
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Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125763
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Soviet Union
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781137360250 |
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1137360259 |
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9781299717534 |
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1299717535 |
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9781349461127 |
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1349461121 |
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