Close, Paul. <br/><br/>
The Beijing Olympiad :  the political economy of a sporting mega-event / 
Paul Close, David Askew and Xu Xin. 
 - Abingdon, Oxon, [England] ;  New York :  2006. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415357012 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civil rights--China.<br/>Human rights--China.<br/>Olympics--Political aspects--China.