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From Beijing to London - Delivering Olympic and Elite Sport in a Cross Cultural Context
This book examines the impact of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympic Games and highlights the latest findings in the areas of sport policy, elite sports system, sport media, sport facility management and sport social development in the two host countries - China and Britain. It...
To Be Published November 24th 2013 by Routledge
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Sport and Nationalism in China
Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
This book examines the relationships between sport, nationalism and nation building in China. By exploring the last 150 years of Chinese history, it offers unparalleled depth and breadth of coverage and provides a clear grasp of Chinese sports nationalism from both macro and micro perspectives....
To Be Published November 6th 2013 by Routledge
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The Politicisation of Sport in Modern China
Communists and Champions
Series: Sport in the Global Society - Historical perspectives
The Politicisation of Sport in Modern China: Communist and Champions is the first book in English which examines in chronological order key issues in sport in the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 2012 in the context of Chinese history, politics and society. It explores the complexity...
Published February 7th 2013 by Routledge