Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-353) and index.
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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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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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