The Beijing Olympiad: The Political Economy of a Sporting Mega-Event

by Paul Close, Xu Xin, David Askew

Book Overview

The stage is set for the Beijing Olympiad to be the greatest mega-event, sporting or otherwise, in history. Still, the issues taxing many minds include whether the Beijing Games will be successful; whether they will be wrought with and wrecked by troubles; and who they will benefit. What value will the 2008 Games be to the people of China? Will they mainly serve the purposes of the dominant political, economic and cultural groups at and between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415357012
• ISBN13: 9780415357012
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"