Olympic Dreams : China and Sports, 1895-2008 / Guoqi XU.
XU, Guoqi, author.
2009
GV651
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Title
Olympic Dreams : China and Sports, 1895-2008 / Guoqi XU.
Author
XU, Guoqi, author.
ISBN
9780674045422
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674045422
Published
Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2009]
Copyright
©2008
Language
English
Language Note
In English.
Description
1 online resource
Item Number
10.4159/9780674045422 doi
Call Number
GV651
Dewey Decimal Classification
796.0951
Summary
Already the world has seen the political, economic, and cultural significance of hosting the 2008 Olympics in Beijing-in policies instituted and altered, positions softened, projects undertaken. But will the Olympics make a lasting difference? This book approaches questions about the nature and future of China through the lens of sports-particularly as sports finds its utmost international expression in the Olympics.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
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Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013
HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2014
HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2015
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Frontmatter
Contents
Foreword
Note on Romanization
Introduction
1 Strengthening the Nation with Warlike Spirit
2 Reimagining China through International Sports
3 Modern Sports and Nationalism in China
4 The Two-China Question
5 The Sport of Ping-Pong Diplomacy
6 The Montreal Games
7 China Awakens
8 Beijing 2008
Conclusion
Notes
Selected Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Illustration Credits
Index

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