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The Beijing Olympiad [electronic resource] : the political economy of a sporting mega-event / Paul Close, David Askew and Xu Xin.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Abingdon, Oxon, [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2007.Description: xvii, 248 p. : illISBN:
  • 9780203003015
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  • Also available in print edition.
Contents:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-227) and index.

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.

Also available in print edition.

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