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

• Autore: Xu Guoqi
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (392 p.)
• Disciplina: 796.0951
• Soggetto topico: Sports - China - History; Sports and state - China
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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.
• Altri titoli varianti: China and sports, 1895-2008
• Titolo autorizzato: Olympic dreams
• ISBN: 0-674-04542-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455116803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II