The Beijing Olympiad - The Political Economy of a Sporting Mega-event - Hardback - 2006

Examines what value the 2008 Games will be to the people of China. This book asks if they will serve the purposes of the dominant political, economic and cultural groups at and between the local, regional and global levels of modern social life.
Year of publication: 2006
Pagination: 272 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables, 3 black & white line drawings
Format: Hardback