Politics and Culture of Modern Sports

This study examines the role of modern sports in constructing national identities and the way leaders have exploited sports to achieve domestic and foreign policy goals. It focuses on the development of national sporting cultures in Great Britain and the United States, how the rest of Europe and the world adopted or rejected their games, and the impact of sports on politics.

Motivated by five plus years of judgment for not appearing disabled enough, Anderson wrote this book as a simple visual tool to make clear that while appearing normal, living with Chronic Fatigue is a life-changing and controlling disease with a complex combination and fluctuation of symptoms that cannot be "seen." Adjusting to change, letting go of control, focusing on well-being, practicing yoga, and simply trusting and accepting what is has been a profound learning experience for Anderson.

Chapter 1: British Sports and National Identity in Nineteenth Century Europe Chapter 2: Sports and Construction of American National Identity, and the Export of Baseball Abroad Chapter 3: Sports in the Service of Fascism and Communism in the Interwar Period. Chapter 4: Sports and the Cold War Chapter 5: Communist Sport Rivalries and the Role of Sport in the German Question Chapter 6: Sports and the Reconstruction of Postwar Western Europe and Japan Chapter 7: Sports, Decolonization, and Nation Building Chapter 8: Globalization and Competing Sporting Identities Chapter 9: The Politics and Economics of Hosting International Sporting Events