James Alexander Ivey
Biographic Data
| ID | 126094 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James Alexander Ivey |
| GIVEN NAMES | James Alexander |
| FAMILY NAME | Ivey |
| SIGNATURE | IVEY J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California San Diego |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9848-4979 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Welcome, Ali, Please go Home: Muhammad Ali as Diplomat and African Debates on the 1980 Moscow Olympic Boycott
To rally support within Africa for America's boycott of the Moscow Olympic Games, President Carter sent Muhammad Ali as his personal diplomat to Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, Liberia, and Senegal in an attempt to gain political and popular support for the boycott. The mission had limited success, but it inspired a public forum across the continent for criticisms of American foreign policy toward Africa. By analyzing these discussions, primarily withi…
Africa’s Elite Football: Structure, Politics, and Everyday Challenges
Book Review| October 01 2020 Africa’s Elite Football: Structure, Politics, and Everyday Challenges Onwumechili, Chuka, ed. Africa’s Elite Football: Structure, Politics, and Everyday Challenges. New York: Routledge, 2020. Pp. xiv + 272. $150.00, hb. $24.98, eb. James Alexander Ivey James Alexander Ivey University of California San Diego Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2020) 47 (3): 308–309. http…
Double Standards: South Africa, British Rugby, and the Moscow Olympics
The year 1980 proved to be a time of diplomatic crisis for the British government and the Commonwealth due to the confluence of two events: a British Lions tour of South Africa and the Moscow Olympics. The Thatcher government debated its Commonwealth counterparts over the perceived hypocrisy of British policy towards South Africa and Moscow. While the British government campaigned internationally for a boycott of the Moscow Games, many African an…
Double Standards: South Africa, British Rugby, and the Moscow Olympics
The year 1980 proved to be a time of diplomatic crisis for the British government and the Commonwealth due to the confluence of two events: a British Lions tour of South Africa and the Moscow Olympics. The Thatcher government debated its Commonwealth counterparts over the perceived hypocrisy of British policy towards South Africa and Moscow. While the British government campaigned internationally for a boycott of the Moscow Games, many African an…
Double Standards: South Africa, British Rugby, and the Moscow Olympics
The year 1980 proved to be a time of diplomatic crisis for the British government and the Commonwealth due to the confluence of two events: a British Lions tour of South Africa and the Moscow Olympics. The Thatcher government debated its Commonwealth counterparts over the perceived hypocrisy of British policy towards South Africa and Moscow. While the British government campaigned internationally for a boycott of the Moscow Games, many African an…
Africa’s Elite Football: Structure, Politics, and Everyday Challenges
Book Review| October 01 2020 Africa’s Elite Football: Structure, Politics, and Everyday Challenges Onwumechili, Chuka, ed. Africa’s Elite Football: Structure, Politics, and Everyday Challenges. New York: Routledge, 2020. Pp. xiv + 272. $150.00, hb. $24.98, eb. James Alexander Ivey James Alexander Ivey University of California San Diego Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2020) 47 (3): 308–309. http…
Welcome, Ali, Please go Home: Muhammad Ali as Diplomat and African Debates on the 1980 Moscow Olympic Boycott
To rally support within Africa for America's boycott of the Moscow Olympic Games, President Carter sent Muhammad Ali as his personal diplomat to Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, Liberia, and Senegal in an attempt to gain political and popular support for the boycott. The mission had limited success, but it inspired a public forum across the continent for criticisms of American foreign policy toward Africa. By analyzing these discussions, primarily withi…
History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Boycott (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (2 works)