Overview

The Balkan Games resulted on the one hand from the growth of modern European sport and the unsatisfactory performances of the Balkan athletes at national and international level, and on the other hand, from a desire to bring the Balkan peoples together in peace and concord. The Games were initiated in Athens in 1929 and increasingly became an integral part of the political, cultural and social life of the area. The common global reality is that when an athletic event is staged, attempted friendship seldom receives priority. In the 1930s, however, the Balkan Games provided a rare example of an international athletic event bringing antagonistic states together in friendship. This consideration of the significance of the Balkan Games as an instrument of political optimism provides clear evidence of the occasional positive influence of sport in politics. The work is a case-study of interest to political and social scientists and to historians of Europe and sport. This book was previously published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.

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Author:   Penelope Kissoudi (University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138880450

ISBN 10:   1138880450
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   09 December 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Prologue: Argument – the Balkan Games and Political Purpose 2. Sport, Politics and International Relations in the Twentieth Century: the Positive and Negative Roles of Sport in Trans-National Relations 3. Balkan Politics: Relations Between the Balkan States in the Interwar Years and the Role of the Great Powers in the Region 4. Sport in the Balkans Prior to the Early 1930's 5. Sport, Politics and International Relations in the Balkans: the Balkan Games From 1929 to 1932 6. Sport, Politics and International Relations in the Balkans: the Balkan Games From 1933 to 1935 7. Sport, Politics and International Relations in the Balkans: the Balkan Games From 1936 to 1939 8. Epilogue: Recapitulation - the Balkan Games as an Instrument of Political Purpose

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Penelope Kissoudi is affiliated with the University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

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