The Beijing Olympiad the political economy of a sporting mega-event
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&...
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Abingdon, Oxon, England, New York
Routledge
2007
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | 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. Introduction -- Towards 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 -- Righting the games : human rights and the Beijing Olympic games -- China's long march for the olympics -- Conclusion "The Beijing Olympiad: The Political Economy of a Sporting Mega-Event considers the global and local impact of the Games, and provides valuable insight into contemporary China, its culture, society, economy and politics in the build-up to the 2008 Olympics." "The Beijing Olympiad examines key questions, providing a range of original insights of interest to scholars, researchers and students from Sports Studies to Sociology, Politics, Economics, International Relations and Legal Studies."--Jacket |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | XVII, 248 S graph. Darst 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 0415357012 0-415-35701-2 0415357004 0-415-35700-4 9780415357012 978-0-415-35701-2 9780415357005 978-0-415-35700-5 |