Sport, Revolution and the Beijing Olympics
Author:   Grant Jarvie ,  Dong-Jhy Hwang ,  Mel Brennan
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9781845201005


Pages:   176
Publication Date:   01 April 2008
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Grant Jarvie ,  Dong-Jhy Hwang ,  Mel Brennan
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Berg Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.405kg
ISBN:  

9781845201005


ISBN 10:   1845201000
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   01 April 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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1. Sport, Physical Culture, Revolution and the Beijing Olympic Games: An Introduction. 2. Sport, Physical Culture and Western Faith Invaders 3. Sport, Physical Culture, Nationalism and the Chinese Republic 4. Socialism, Health, Soviet Sport and the Cultural Revolution 5. Reform, Opening Up and Making Sense of Modern Sport in China 6. Capitalist Sport, The Beijing Olympics and Human Rights ? 7. Sport, Social Change and the Public Intellectual

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Professor Grant Jarvie is Deputy Principal and Chair of Sports Studies at the University of Stirling. He is past President of the British Society of Sports History and Honorary Professor with the Academy of Physical Education and Sport, Warsaw. Dr. Dong-Jhy Hwang is Associate Professor with The National College of Physical Education and Sports in Taiwan. Mel Brennan is a lecturer, Towson University (USA). Mel is the former Head of Special Projects for CONCACAF, a confederation of FIFA.

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