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Olympic dreams : China and sports, 1895-2008 / Xu Guoqi.

Olympic dreams : China and sports, 1895-2008 / Xu Guoqi...

Olympic dreams : China and sports, 1895-2008 / Xu Guoqi.

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Olympic dreams : China and sports, 1895-2008 / Xu Guoqi.

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Full title

Olympic dreams : China and sports, 1895-2008 / Xu Guoqi.

Author / Creator

Publisher

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.

Date

2008.

Call Numbers

N796.0951/4

Record Identifier

74VMbObN5R3M

MMS ID

991000753719702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

xi, 377 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Contents

Foreword / Roman C. Kirby -- 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: Politics Challenge the Olympic...

Publication information

Publisher

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.

Place of Publication

Massachusetts

Date Published

2008.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

"Among the questions Xu Guoqi brings to the fore are: Why did Mao Zedong choose competitive Ping-Pong to manipulate world politics? How did the two-China issue nearly kill the 1976 Montreal Olympic games? And why do the 2008 Olympics present Beijing with unprecedented dangers and opportunities? In exploring these questions, Xu brilliantly articulat...

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Full title

Olympic dreams : China and sports, 1895-2008 / Xu Guoqi.

Portion of title

China and sports, 1895-2008.

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Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-353) and index.

Contextual Information

Other version (online)

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Call Numbers

N796.0951/4

Record Identifier

74VMbObN5R3M

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMbObN5R3M

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ISBN

0674028406 (alk. paper)

9780674028401 (alk. paper)

DDC

796.0951

MMS ID

991000753719702626

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