Strenuous competition on the field of play, diplomacy off it: the 1908 London Olympics, Theodore Roosevelt and Arthur Balfour, and transatlantic relations

J. Simon Rofe; Alan Tomlinson

doi:10.1017/S1537781415000614

Strenuous competition on the field of play, diplomacy off it: the 1908 London Olympics, Theodore Roosevelt and Arthur Balfour, and transatlantic relations

J. Simon Rofe
, Alan Tomlinson

University of Brighton

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Through the lens of the 1908 Summer Olympic Games, and the sport-based ideals and philiospohies of the US president Roosevelt and the UK prime minister Balfour, this article explores the nature of transatlantic relations. It shows how views of sport cross into the political sphere and can be used in serious diplomatic relations and strategies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	60-79
Number of pages	20
Journal	The Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
Volume	15
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1537781415000614
Publication status	Published - 4 Feb 2016

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Strenuous competition on the field of play, diplomacy off it: the 1908 London Olympics, Theodore Roosevelt and Arthur Balfour, and transatlantic relations

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