The Beijing Olympiad: The Political Economy of a Sporting Mega-Event
Published 5 December 2006
Paul Close, David Askew, Xu Xin
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Abstract
List of Tables. List of Contributors. Acknowledgements. List of Abbreviations. Preface. 1. Introduction 2. Towards an Analytical Framework 3. Olympism, Individualism and Nationalism 4. The Olympics, the Nation-State and Capitalism 5. Beijing and the Olympic Social Compact 6. The Olympic Games as a 'Coming Out Party': Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing and the Asian Olympic Discourse 7. Righting the Games: Human Rights and the Beijing Olympic Games 8. China's Long March for the Olympics 9. Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography. Index
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Social Sciences