The Resource Cold war games : propaganda, the Olympics, and U.S. foreign policy, Toby C. Rider
Cold war games : propaganda, the Olympics, and U.S. foreign policy, Toby C. Rider
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- Summary
- "The U.S. Government became increasingly alarmed by Soviet attempts to exploit the Olympic Movement in the early 1950s, and responded to this challenge aggressively. Cold War Game chronicles that response and shows that it was not a replication of the state-directed Soviet sports system, but was instigated through covert psychological warfare operations and overt propaganda distributed to the "free world." In the lead up to and during each Olympic festival throughout this period, the U.S. sent waves of propaganda material across the globe to advocate the American way of life and to denounce communism. It used the Olympic host cities as venues to advertise the American economic and political system; it also attempted to manipulate the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in clandestine ways. Cold War Games describes the emergence of government fears about communist sport in the late 1940s and, crucially, how these fears were channeled into the Olympic Games starting in 1950. It concludes its analysis in 1960 at the end point, in many ways, of covert government initiatives at Olympic festivals. Cold War Games situates sport in the larger discussion of how America was committed to a "total" Cold War by demonstrating that the Olympics Games was embroiled in the U.S. government's own cultural offensive"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 242 pages
- Note
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Contents
-
- The Cold War, propaganda and the state-private network
- The United States, the Soviet Union, and the Olympic Games
- A campaign of truth
- The Union of Free Eastern European Sportsmen
- A new Olympic challenge
- Sports Illustrated and the Melbourne defection
- Symbols of freedom
- Operation Rome
- Isbn
- 9780252081699
- Label
- Cold war games : propaganda, the Olympics, and U.S. foreign policy
- Title
- Cold war games
- Title remainder
- propaganda, the Olympics, and U.S. foreign policy
- Statement of responsibility
- Toby C. Rider
- Subject
-
- National characteristics, American -- History -- 20th century
- Olympics -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Propaganda, Anti-communist -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Since 1900
- Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States
- Sports -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Sports -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Sports and state -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1945-
- Cold War -- Social aspects -- United States
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The U.S. Government became increasingly alarmed by Soviet attempts to exploit the Olympic Movement in the early 1950s, and responded to this challenge aggressively. Cold War Game chronicles that response and shows that it was not a replication of the state-directed Soviet sports system, but was instigated through covert psychological warfare operations and overt propaganda distributed to the "free world." In the lead up to and during each Olympic festival throughout this period, the U.S. sent waves of propaganda material across the globe to advocate the American way of life and to denounce communism. It used the Olympic host cities as venues to advertise the American economic and political system; it also attempted to manipulate the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in clandestine ways. Cold War Games describes the emergence of government fears about communist sport in the late 1940s and, crucially, how these fears were channeled into the Olympic Games starting in 1950. It concludes its analysis in 1960 at the end point, in many ways, of covert government initiatives at Olympic festivals. Cold War Games situates sport in the larger discussion of how America was committed to a "total" Cold War by demonstrating that the Olympics Games was embroiled in the U.S. government's own cultural offensive"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Rider, Toby C
- Dewey number
- 796.48
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- GV721.5
- LC item number
- .R54 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Sport and society
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Olympics
- Sports
- Sports and state
- Sports
- Cold War
- Propaganda, Anti-communist
- National characteristics, American
- United States
- Soviet Union
- United States
- United States
- Label
- Cold war games : propaganda, the Olympics, and U.S. foreign policy, Toby C. Rider
- Note
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The Cold War, propaganda and the state-private network -- The United States, the Soviet Union, and the Olympic Games -- A campaign of truth -- The Union of Free Eastern European Sportsmen -- A new Olympic challenge -- Sports Illustrated and the Melbourne defection -- Symbols of freedom -- Operation Rome
- Control code
- ocn926062615
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- x, 242 pages
- Isbn
- 9780252081699
- Lccn
- 2015037811
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 99971125641
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780252040238
- (OCoLC)926062615
- Label
- Cold war games : propaganda, the Olympics, and U.S. foreign policy, Toby C. Rider
- Note
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The Cold War, propaganda and the state-private network -- The United States, the Soviet Union, and the Olympic Games -- A campaign of truth -- The Union of Free Eastern European Sportsmen -- A new Olympic challenge -- Sports Illustrated and the Melbourne defection -- Symbols of freedom -- Operation Rome
- Control code
- ocn926062615
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- x, 242 pages
- Isbn
- 9780252081699
- Lccn
- 2015037811
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 99971125641
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780252040238
- (OCoLC)926062615
Subject
- National characteristics, American -- History -- 20th century
- Olympics -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Propaganda, Anti-communist -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Since 1900
- Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States
- Sports -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Sports -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Sports and state -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1945-
- Cold War -- Social aspects -- United States
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