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China gold : China's quest for global power and Olympic glory = ... / ed. by Fan Hong ... [et al.]

Hong, Fan

Edited by Berkshire Pub. Group - 2008

"China gold", first and foremost, is about sports - the training, the determination, and the focus that make international competitions so exciting. Illustrated with photographs from Chinese archives, the chapters cover the entire gambit of sports and physical culture, from Olympic and extreme sports to martial arts. But "China gold" is also a unique source of history. It puts into context the drama of China's economic growth and social development and the well-publicized controversies surrounding the torch relay. And it will help readers to understand China's increasing influence in business, technology, and international politics and to see how China has become, since rejoining the international community only twenty-five years ago, a sporting giant and major player on the world stage.

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