02733nam 2200637 a 450 991080802870332120240416145837.00-674-04542-410.4159/9780674045422(CKB)1000000000787023(EBL)3300133(SSID)ssj0000214444(PQKBManifestationID)11198949(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000214444(PQKBWorkID)10167398(PQKB)11416620(MiAaPQ)EBC3300133(DE-B1597)457811(OCoLC)1032693306(OCoLC)1049618698(OCoLC)1054879498(OCoLC)979742734(DE-B1597)9780674045422(Au-PeEL)EBL3300133(CaPaEBR)ebr10313850(OCoLC)432682399(EXLCZ)99100000000078702320071004d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOlympic dreams China and sports, 1895-2008 /Xu Guoqi1st ed.Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press20081 online resource (392 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-674-02840-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-353) and index.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 -- IndexAlready 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.China and sports, 1895-2008SportsChinaHistorySports and stateChinaSportsHistory.Sports and state796.0951Xu Guoqi786033MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808028703321Olympic dreams4085734UNINA