The Cold War and the 1984 Olympic Games: A Soviet-American Surrogate War

D’Agati, Philip

The Soviet boycott of the 1984 Olympic Games is explained as the result of a complex series of events and policies that culminated in a strategic decision to not participate in Los Angeles. Using IR framework, D'Agati developes and argues for the concept of surrogate wars as an alternative means for conflict between states.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2013-06-10

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349461127

DOI: 10.1057/9781137360250

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 197