Soft Power Politics - Football and Baseball on the Western Pacific Rim |
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| Editor:
| Hess, Rob |
| Series title: | Sport in the Global Society - Historical Perspectives Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-71179-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $79.95 |
Book Description:
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This unique collection of essays considers the impact of modern sport on the Western Pacific Rim in terms of its political consequence, intended and unintended. The inclusion of sport in the 'Soft Power' geopolitics of the Asia Pacific region is powerfully illustrated in this text with its focus on football, a feature of the cultural imperialism of the British Empire, and baseball, spread through this region as a component of American cultural imperialism.
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This unique collection of essays considers the impact of modern sport on the Western Pacific Rim in terms of its political consequence, intended and unintended. The inclusion of sport in the 'Soft Power' geopolitics of the Asia Pacific region is powerfully illustrated in this text with its focus on football, a feature of the cultural imperialism of the British Empire, and baseball, spread through this region as a component of American cultural imperialism.
This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.