To play ball, not make war

• Autores: Derek Shearer
• Localización: Harvard International Review, ISSN-e 0739-1854, Vol. 36, Nº. 1, 2014, págs. 53-57
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article explores the significance of sports in international relations as an instrument for diplomacy. Topics discussed include the ping-pong diplomacy between the People's Republic of China and the U.S. in 1971, similar attempts at sports diplomacy that were not as effective as the ping-pong diplomacy, and the role of sports in raising the profile of a country.