Olympic Dreams : : China and Sports, 1895-2008 / / Guoqi XU.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: XU, Guoqi,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674045422; 9783110649772; 9783110442205; 9783110459517; 9783110662566
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674045422
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Guoqi XU.

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.