Beijing's games what the Olympics mean to China

Introduction: What the Olympic games mean to China -- Europe and the people without sport history, or what hosting the Olympic games means to China -- The clash of body cultures : martial arts and Olympic sports -- Symbols of state power : stadiums and national identity in Beijing -- What women'...

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1. Verfasser: Brownell, Susan (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Lanham, Md u.a. Rowman & Littlefield 2008
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction: What the Olympic games mean to China -- Europe and the people without sport history, or what hosting the Olympic games means to China -- The clash of body cultures : martial arts and Olympic sports -- Symbols of state power : stadiums and national identity in Beijing -- What women's sports mean to China -- Mixing sport and politics : China and the IOC -- "China bashing" at the Olympic games : why the Cold War continues in sport journalism -- Will the Olympics change China, or will China change the Olympics?
Introduction: What the Olympic games mean to China -- Europe and the people without sport history, or what hosting the Olympic games means to China -- The clash of body cultures : martial arts and Olympic sports -- Symbols of state power : stadiums and national identity in Beijing -- What women's sports mean to China -- Mixing sport and politics : China and the IOC -- "China bashing" at the Olympic games : why the Cold War continues in sport journalism -- Will the Olympics change China, or will China change the Olympics?
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XV, 213 S.
Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:0742556409
0-7425-5640-9
0742556417
0-7425-5641-7
9780742556409
978-0-7425-5640-9
9780742556416
978-0-7425-5641-6