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Olympic dreams : China and sports, 1895-2008 /
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 fut...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 377 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-353) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674045422 0674045424 |