Download or read book Soft Power Politics - Football and Baseball on the Western Pacific Rim written by J. A. Mangan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2024-10-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique collection of essays considers the impact of modern sport on the Western Pacific Rim in terms of its political consequence, intended and unintended. The inclusion of sport in the 'Soft Power' geopolitics of the Asia Pacific region is powerfully illustrated in this text with its focus on football, a feature of the cultural imperialism