Olympic dreams : China and sports, 1895-2008 / Xu Guoqi.
Olympic dreams : China and sports, 1895-2008 / Xu Guoqi.
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Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N796.0951/4
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English
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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...
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2008.
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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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Olympic dreams : China and sports, 1895-2008 / Xu Guoqi.
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China and sports, 1895-2008.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-353) and index.
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Other version (online)
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N796.0951/4
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74VMbObN5R3M
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ISBN
0674028406 (alk. paper)
9780674028401 (alk. paper)
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796.0951
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991000753719702626
