Diplomatic games: sport, statecraft, and international relations since 1945

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Front cover ......Page 1 Copyright ......Page 5 Contents ......Page 6 Introduction ......Page 8 1. “A Game of Political Ice Hockey” ......Page 26 2. Steadfast Friendship and Brotherly Help ......Page 60 3. Welcoming the “Third World” ......Page 92 4. Forging Africa-Caribbean Solidarity within the Commonwealth? ......Page 124 5. Peronism, International Sport, and Diplomacy ......Page 158 6. A More Flexible Domination ......Page 190 7. The Cold War Games of a Colonial Latin American Nation ......Page 224 8. “Our Way of Life against Theirs” ......Page 258 9. “Fuzz Kids” and “Musclemen’’ ......Page 304 10. The White House Games ......Page 334 11. Reclaiming the Slopes......Page 368 12. Politics First, Competition Second......Page 392 13. Reds, Revolutionaries, and Racists ......Page 416 Conclusion ......Page 438 Acknowledgments ......Page 454 Selected Bibliography ......Page 458 Contributors ......Page 484 Index ......Page 488