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OverviewThis 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David LaiPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 1st ed. 2022 Weight: 0.511kg ISBN: 9783030922023ISBN 10: 3030922022 Pages: 375 Publication Date: 23 February 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Part I: American Games Chapter 2 It’s All Games: U.S. Foreign and Security Policies Chapter 3 American Football and War Chapter 4 Football vs. Soccer: American Warfare in an Era of Unconventional Threats Chapter 5 Chess and Strategy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Chapter 6 The Great Pacific Chess Match: U.S. Chess Moves on China Chapter 7 Uncovering Hidden Patterns of Thought in War: Weiqi Versus Chess Chapter 8 Baseball and American Strategic Culture Chapter 9 United States vs North Korea in No-Limit Poker: Alligator Blood or Dead Money? Part II: Chinese Games Chapter 10 Learning from the Stones: A Weiqi Approach to Mastering China’s Strategic Concept, Shi Chapter 11 East Meets West: An Ancient Game Sheds New Light on U.S.-Asian Strategic Relations Chapter 12 China’s Strategic Moves and Countermoves in the Asia-Pacific Chapter 13 Weiqi and Artificial Intelligence: Potential for Strategic Decision Making About the AuthorsReviewsAuthor InformationDavid 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |