Dropping the torch : Jimmy Carter, the Olympic boycott, and the Cold War /
Sarantakes, Nicholas Evan, 1966-
Dropping the torch : Jimmy Carter, the Olympic boycott, and the Cold War / Nicholas Evan Sarantakes. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (340 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: miracle on ice -- Lord Killanin and the politics of the Olympics -- Los Angeles versus Moscow -- Jimmy Carter and U.S.-Soviet relations -- The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan -- The American response -- Easy victories -- Painful losses -- The White House games -- Coca-Cola, NBC, and the defeat of the Iron Lady -- The vote in Colorado -- Civil wars -- Carter versus Killanin -- Moscow: the Olympics are the Olympics -- Los Angeles: the Olympics are the Olympics -- Conclusion -- Epilogue.
"Dropping the Torch: Jimmy Carter, the Olympic Boycott, and the Cold War offers a diplomatic history of the 1980 Olympic boycott. Broad in its focus, it looks at events in Washington, D.C., as well as the opposition to the boycott and how this attempted embargo affected the athletic contests in Moscow. Jimmy Carter based his foreign policy on assumptions that had fundamental flaws and reflected a superficial familiarity with the Olympic movement. These basic mistakes led to a campaign that failed to meet its basic mission objectives but did manage to insult the Soviets just enough to destroy de;tente and restart the Cold War. The book also includes a military history of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, which provoked the boycott, and an examination of the boycott's impact four years later at the Los Angeles Olympics, where the Soviet Union retaliated with its own boycott"--
English.
9781139775687 (electronic bk.) 1139775685 (electronic bk.) 9781283715652 (MyiLibrary) 1283715651 (MyiLibrary) 9780511761805 (electronic bk.) 0511761805 (electronic bk.) 9781139778725 1139778722 9781139781718 1139781715 1316086682 9781316086681 1107253306 9781107253308 1139777203 9781139777209
40018445276
402815 MIL
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Olympic Games Moscow, Russia) 1980 : (22nd :
Jeux olympiques Moscou, Russie) 1980 : (22es :
Olympic Games.
Sports and state--United States.
Boycotts--United States.
Cold War.
Sports--Politique gouvernementale--États-Unis.
Boycottage--États-Unis.
Guerre froide.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Olympics.
Boycotts.
Diplomatic relations.
Sports and state.
Olympische Spiele--Boykott.
Boykott--Olympische Spiele.
Olympische Spiele--Moskau (1980)
boycott--politique internationale--Jeux olympiques d'été (22 ; 1980 ; Moscou)--Etats-Unis--URSS.
United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.
Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States.
États-Unis--Relations extérieures--URSS.
URSS--Relations extérieures--États-Unis.
Soviet Union.
United States.
Electronic books.
GV722 1980 / .S27 2011eb
796.48
Dropping the torch : Jimmy Carter, the Olympic boycott, and the Cold War / Nicholas Evan Sarantakes. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (340 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: miracle on ice -- Lord Killanin and the politics of the Olympics -- Los Angeles versus Moscow -- Jimmy Carter and U.S.-Soviet relations -- The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan -- The American response -- Easy victories -- Painful losses -- The White House games -- Coca-Cola, NBC, and the defeat of the Iron Lady -- The vote in Colorado -- Civil wars -- Carter versus Killanin -- Moscow: the Olympics are the Olympics -- Los Angeles: the Olympics are the Olympics -- Conclusion -- Epilogue.
"Dropping the Torch: Jimmy Carter, the Olympic Boycott, and the Cold War offers a diplomatic history of the 1980 Olympic boycott. Broad in its focus, it looks at events in Washington, D.C., as well as the opposition to the boycott and how this attempted embargo affected the athletic contests in Moscow. Jimmy Carter based his foreign policy on assumptions that had fundamental flaws and reflected a superficial familiarity with the Olympic movement. These basic mistakes led to a campaign that failed to meet its basic mission objectives but did manage to insult the Soviets just enough to destroy de;tente and restart the Cold War. The book also includes a military history of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, which provoked the boycott, and an examination of the boycott's impact four years later at the Los Angeles Olympics, where the Soviet Union retaliated with its own boycott"--
English.
9781139775687 (electronic bk.) 1139775685 (electronic bk.) 9781283715652 (MyiLibrary) 1283715651 (MyiLibrary) 9780511761805 (electronic bk.) 0511761805 (electronic bk.) 9781139778725 1139778722 9781139781718 1139781715 1316086682 9781316086681 1107253306 9781107253308 1139777203 9781139777209
40018445276
402815 MIL
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Olympic Games Moscow, Russia) 1980 : (22nd :
Jeux olympiques Moscou, Russie) 1980 : (22es :
Olympic Games.
Sports and state--United States.
Boycotts--United States.
Cold War.
Sports--Politique gouvernementale--États-Unis.
Boycottage--États-Unis.
Guerre froide.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Olympics.
Boycotts.
Diplomatic relations.
Sports and state.
Olympische Spiele--Boykott.
Boykott--Olympische Spiele.
Olympische Spiele--Moskau (1980)
boycott--politique internationale--Jeux olympiques d'été (22 ; 1980 ; Moscou)--Etats-Unis--URSS.
United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.
Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States.
États-Unis--Relations extérieures--URSS.
URSS--Relations extérieures--États-Unis.
Soviet Union.
United States.
Electronic books.
GV722 1980 / .S27 2011eb
796.48