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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Abingdon, Oxon, [England] ; New York : 2006.ISBN:
  • 9780415357012
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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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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Open Shelf Open Shelf UMK Kampus Kota UMK Kampus Kota DEFAULT Kampus Kota Open Shelf GV722 2008 .C56 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Damaged 10010508

Includes bibliographical references 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.

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