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Beyond boycotts, sport during the Cold War in Europe, edited by Philippe Vonnard, Nicola Sbetti, and Grégory Quin ; afterword by Martin Polley

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Beyond boycotts

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edited by Philippe Vonnard, Nicola Sbetti, and Grégory Quin ; afterword by Martin Polley

Rethinking the Cold War, volume 1

sport during the Cold War in Europe

Sport during Cold War has recently begun to be studied in more depth. Some scholars have edited a book about the US and Soviet sport diplomacy and show ow the government of these two countries have used sport during this period, notably as a tool of "soft power" during the Olympic games. Our goal is to continue in this direction and to focus more on the sport field as a place of exchanges during the Cold War. Regarding this point, our aim is to show that there were events "beyond boycotts"many and that unknown connections existed inside sport. Morevoer, many actors were involved in these exchanges. Thus, it is important not only to focus on the action of States, but also on private actors (international sporting bodies and journalists), considering that they acted around sport (an "apolitic" field) as it was tool to maintain links between the two blocs. Our project offers a good opportunity for young scholars to present original research based on new materials (notably the use of institutional or personals archives). Morevoer, it is also a step forward with a view to conduct research within a global history paradigm, one that is still underused in sport academic fields

Introduction / Philippe Vonnard, Nicola Sbetti, and Grégory Quin, page 1 -- Playing at the border of the Cold War : the case of the city of Trieste (1945-1948) / Nicola Sbetti, page 17 -- An even colder war? Specialization and scientization in the training methods for cross-country skiing from the 1940s in Sweden and the Soviet Union / Daniel Svensson and Anna Åberg, page 33 -- Athletes of diplomacy : Francoism, sport and the Cold War during the 1960s / Juan Antonio Simón, page 55 -- The emergence of Europe-wide collaboration and competition : Soviet sports interactions in Europe, 1945-mid 1960s / Sylvain Dufraisse, page 71 -- Building bridges between separated Europeans : the role of UEFA's competitions in East-West exchanges (1955-1964) / Philippe Vonnard and Kevin Marston, page 85 -- Cooperation and conflict : the case of the European Sports Conference in the 1970s and 1980s / Stefan Scholl, page 109 -- "Shooting hoops with foreign teams" : basketball ambassadors on US military bases in France (1916-1961) / François Doppler-Speranza, page 135 -- The Ghana young pioneers : intertwining global connections to build Pan-Africanist youth / Claire Nicolas, page 157 -- "The Russian deadpan expert" vs "America's white hope" : the personal, the national, and the global in the "Cold War" of chess / Souvik Naha, page 179 -- A forgotten "ping-pong diplomacy"? : about the Chinese ping-pong players' tour of Switzerland (1972) / Quentin Tonnerre and Grégory Quin, page 195 -- Afterword / Martin Polley, page 213 -- Bibliography, page 219