Dropping the torch : Jimmy Carter, the Olympic boycott, and the Cold War /

"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...

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Main Author: Sarantakes, Nicholas Evan, 1966-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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505 0 |a 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. 
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