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BL
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1035687
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b790057
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| Main Entry
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Xu, Guoqi,1962-
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| Title & Author
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Olympic dreams : : China and sports, 1895-2008 /\ Xu Guoqi.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, Mass. :: Harvard University Press,, 2008.
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1 online resource (xi, 377 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0674045424
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: 9780674045422
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0674028406
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9780674028401
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-353) and index.
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| Contents
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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 : politics challenge the Olympic ideal -- 7. China awakens : the post-Mao era -- 8. Beijing 2008.
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| Abstract
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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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Sports-- Political aspects-- China.
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Sports-- China-- History.
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SPORTS RECREATION-- History.
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SPORTS RECREATION-- Olympics.
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Sports-- Political aspects.
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Sports.
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China.
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| Dewey Classification
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796.0951
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| LC Classification
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GV651.X78 2008eb
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| Parallel Title
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China and sports, 1895-2008
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