The triple Asian Olympics:Asia rising : the pursuit of national identity, international recognition and global esteem
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Published: |
Routledge,
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Publisher Address: | London New York |
Publication Dates: | 2013. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Sport in the global society. Historical perspectives |
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Carrier Form: | xix, 197 p.: ill., ports. ; 26 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780415529884 0415529883 |
Index Number: | G811 |
CLC: | G811.21 |
Call Number: | G811.21/T835 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Preface : Korean conjunction : a meeting of East and West / Gwang Ok -- Prologue : the new Asia : global transformation, regional ascendancy, and metaphorical modernity / J.A. Mangan -- East Asian Olympic desires : identity on the global stage in the 1964 Tokyo, 1988 Seoul and 2008 Beijing games / Sandra Collins -- East Asian Olympics, Beijing 2008, and the globalisation of sport / William W. Kelly -- Catching up : understanding the pursuit of major games by rising developmental states / David Black and Byron Peacock -- A comparative analysis of the Olympic impact in East Asia : from Japan, South Korea to China / Ying Yu and Jiangyong Liu ... |