“Bowersox provides a clear and thorough analysis of how sporting events are not only important to international politics, but may actually alter the way countries interact – both for good or ill. This impressive and balanced examination explores the ways in which hosting and participating in sporting events can have real practical implications for human and international security. The reader is left hoping that as the world confronts the challenges of xenophobia and nationalism, international sport may provide one path by which these division may be mended.”
