Beyond the final score : the politics of sport in Asia
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Published
New York : Columbia University Press, [2009].
Status
Aurora Hills - Adult Nonfiction
796.095 CHA
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796.095 CHA
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Published
New York : Columbia University Press, [2009].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xvi, 182 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"A Caravan book"--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"The Beijing Olympics will be remembered as the largest, most expensive, and most widely watched event of the modern Olympic era. But did China present itself as a responsible host and an emergent international power, much like Japan during the 1964 Tokyo Games and South Korea during the 1988 Seoul Games? Or was Beijing in 2008 more like Berlin in 1936, when Germany took advantage of the global spotlight to promote its political ideology at home and abroad? Beyond the Final Score takes an original look at the 2008 Beijing games within the context of the politics of sport in Asia. Asian athletics are bound up with notions of national identity and nationalism, refracting political intent and the processes of globalization. Sporting events can generate diplomatic breakthroughs (as with the results of Nixon and Mao's "ping-pong diplomacy") or breakdowns (as when an athlete defects to another country). For China, the Beijing Games introduced a liberalizing ethos that its authoritative regime could ignore only at its peril."--Book jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cha, V. D. (2009). Beyond the final score: the politics of sport in Asia . Columbia University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cha, Victor D., 1961-. 2009. Beyond the Final Score: The Politics of Sport in Asia. Columbia University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cha, Victor D., 1961-. Beyond the Final Score: The Politics of Sport in Asia Columbia University Press, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cha, Victor D. Beyond the Final Score: The Politics of Sport in Asia Columbia University Press, 2009.
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