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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778161903321

Autore

Xu Guoqi

Titolo

Olympic dreams [[electronic resource] ] : China and sports, 1895-2008 / / Xu Guoqi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2008

ISBN

0-674-04542-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (392 p.)

Disciplina

796.0951

Soggetti

Sports - China - History

Sports and state - China

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Note on Romanization -- Introduction -- 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 -- 7 China Awakens -- 8 Beijing 2008 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected Glossary -- Selected Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Illustration Credits -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Already the world has seen the political, economic, and cultural significance of hosting the 2008 Olympics in Beijing-in policies instituted and altered, positions softened, projects undertaken. But will the Olympics make a lasting difference? This book approaches questions about the nature and future of China through the lens of sports-particularly as sports finds its utmost international expression in the Olympics.