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Close, Paul.
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Olympic Games (29th : 2008 : Beijing, China)
Olympics -- Political aspects -- China.
Human rights -- China.
Civil rights -- China.
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The Beijing Olympiad...
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The Beijing Olympiad : the political economy of a sporting mega-event / Paul Close, David Askew and Xu Xin.
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Close, Paul.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
Subjects
Olympic Games (29th : 2008 : Beijing, China)
Olympics -- Political aspects -- China.
Human rights -- China.
Civil rights -- China.
Electronic Resource
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0615/2006018425.html
ISBN:
0415357004
9780415357005
0415357012 (pbk.)
9780415357012 (pbk.) :
9780203003015 (ebk.)
0203003012 (ebk.)
Description:
xvii, 248 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents:
Introduction -- Toward an analytical framework -- Olympism, individualism and nationalism -- The olympics, the nation-state and capitalism -- Beijing and the olympic social compact -- The olympic games as a "coming out party": Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing and the Asian Olympic discourse -- China's long march for the olympics -- Conclusion.
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796.4809 2008 Cl
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