U.S.-China Strategic Relations and Competitive Sports: Playing for Keeps

This book investigates cultural influences of competitive sports on U.S. and Chinese strategic thinking and tactical behavior.

Most competitive sports owe their origins to human fighting. Although they are "ritualized contests," competitive sports have retained many aspects of human warfare, especially the use of strategy and tactics that moves human contest beyond military clashes to the subjugation of opponents without bloodshed.

Cultural influences usually go unnoticed. Indeed, Washington often conducts foreign affairs like football games without knowing that is the case. Likewise, Beijing moves in Weiqi style subconsciously. This book uncovers these influences.

Author: David Lai
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 02/23/2023
Pages: 375
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9783030922023

About the Author

David Lai, Ph.D. is currently an adjunct professor at the George Washington University, USA and previously professor at the U.S. Army and Air War Colleges respectively.