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The Beijing Olympiad : the political economy of a sporting mega-event / Paul Close, David Askew and Xu Xin
Edited by Routledge - 2007
The 2008 Olympic Games have been the source of considerable controversy since long before their announcement, and seem destined to become the most keenly scrutinized sporting extravaganza ever. While its legacy is yet to emerge, there is little doubt that the Beijing Olympiad will have major implications for a stream of concurrent matters, including the rise of China as a superpower, international relations, human rights developments, the future of Olympism and the Olympic Movement, the East-West clash, the North-South divide, and the processes of globalization. The book considers the global and local impact of the Games, and provides valuable insight into contemporary China, its culture, society, economy and politics in the build-up to the 2008 Olympics. "The Beijing Olympiad" examines key questions, providing a range of original insights of interest to scholars, researchers and students from sports studies in sociology, politics, economics, international relations and legal studies.