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Stk-001 Ser.: Beijing's Games : What the Olympics Mean to China by Susan M. Brownell (2008, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN-100742556409
ISBN-139780742556409
eBay Product ID (ePID)63107664
Product Key Features
Number of Pages230 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBeijing's Games : What the Olympics Mean to China
SubjectGeneral, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, World / Asian, Olympics & Paralympics, International Relations / Diplomacy
Publication Year2008
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Sports & Recreation, Social Science
AuthorSusan M. Brownell
SeriesStk-001 Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2007-037626
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsBrownell's deeply informed analysis ranges from nineteenth-century orientalism to Cold War politics and post-Cold War 'China bashing.'. . . Her book will appeal to scholars and students across the social sciences. It will also be essential reading for journalists and sports enthusiasts who want to understand the fascinating story behind the Beijing Olympics., "This book is very good reading. Through the pages of Beijing's Games , you will learn more about this Olympic's history, host country, host city, and invitation to be the 'people's Olympics.'" -- Midwest Book Review "Offering insightful, informed analyses, Brownell provides an understanding of the importance to China of hosting the 2008 summer Olympic Games and of what the games mean for China's relationship with the outside world. Brownell highlights historical and cultural context. . . . The author has personal experience in the Chinese sports world, and she brings a human side to understanding the importance and passion felt by the Chinese as hosts of the 2008 Olympic Games. . . . This book tells an intriguing story and helps the reader to understand the Olympics from a Chinese perspective." -- Choice Reviews "If you're looking for something a bit more brainy, try Beijing's Games: What the Olympics Mean to China by Susan Brownell. Brownell's book tracks China's use of the Summer Olympics as a firework-studded coming out party on its quest to elbow into the high society of the world's superpowers." -- Book Examiner " Beijing's Games is a well-written and lively account of sports in contemporary Chinese public culture and politics. It offers a timely context for understanding the issues surrounding the Beijing Olympics. It is a must-read." -- American Anthropologist "Brownell's book contain[s] withering accounts of decades of the International Olympic Committee's clumsiness in handling the two-Chinas problem. . . . Brownell, herself a top track-and-field athlete who participated in the 1986 Chinese National College Games when she was an exchange student, corrects misrepresentations about athlete-automatons, genetic engineering, and child abuse." -- The New Republic "From our many conversations spanning more than a decade, I am aware of the exhaustive research and effort Susan Brownell has devoted to understanding China's sports and Olympic culture. One need not agree with all of her assessments and conclusions to appreciate the scholarship and perspective found here." --Bob Costas, Broadcaster, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, 2018 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award "Susan Brownell's Beijing's Games: What the Olympics Mean to China takes the reader on a compelling tour of the myriad factors that had to converge in order for the 2008 Games to be held in Beijing. As a former topflight athlete who speaks Chinese and trained and competed with Chinese women teammates, Brownell has a strongly personal take on virtually every facet of her story: the nationalist and legal implications of Taiwan's case, the missteps of sports announcers, the history of stadium design, problems with steroid use, charges of child abuse in the athletic training process, the pressures on Chinese members of the IOC, gender stereotyping in the media, the claims of China's own martial 'wushu' tradition to be classified as an Olympic sport. This is a thoughtful and often outspoken book that will be of value not just to those traveling to Beijing in August 2008 for the Olympics but also to all those interested in the foibles and the future of international sports competition at the global level." --Jonathan D. Spence, Yale University; author of The Search for Modern China "No other American and very few Chinese are as well qualified as Susan Brownell to interpret Chinese Olympic history in its social and cultural context and to imagine what the 2008 Olympics will do to change China and what China might do to change the Olympic movement-for the better." --Allen Guttmann, Amherst College; president, North American Society for Sport History, Susan Brownell's Beijing's Games: What the Olympics Mean to China takes the reader on a compelling tour of the myriad factors that had to converge in order for the 2008 Games to be held in Beijing. As a former topflight athlete who speaks Chinese and trained and competed with Chinese women teammates, Brownell has a strongly personal take on virtually every facet of her story: the nationalist and legal implications of Taiwan's case, the missteps of sports announcers, the history of stadium design, problems with steroid use, charges of child abuse in the athletic training process, the pressures on Chinese members of the IOC, gender stereotyping in the media, the claims of China's own martial 'wushu' tradition to be classified as an Olympic sport. This is a thoughtful and often outspoken book that will be of value not just to those traveling to Beijing in August 2008 for the Olympics but also to all those interested in the foibles and the future of international sports competition at the global level., No other American and very few Chinese are as well qualified as Susan Brownell to interpret Chinese Olympic history in its social and cultural context and to imagine what the 2008 Olympics will do to change China and what China might do to change the Olympic movement "for the better., This book is very good reading. Through the pages of Beijing's Games , you will learn more about this Olympic's history, host country, host city, and invitation to be the 'people's Olympics.', No other American and very few Chinese are as well qualified as Susan Brownell to interpret Chinese Olympic history in its social and cultural context and to imagine what the 2008 Olympics will do to change China and what China might do to change the Olympic movement--for the better., This book is very good reading. Through the pages of Beijing's Games, you will learn more about this Olympic's history, host country, host city, and invitation to be the 'people's Olympics.', Offering insightful, informed analyses, Brownell provides an understanding of the importance to China of hosting the 2008 summer Olympic Games and of what the games mean for China's relationship with the outside world. Brownell highlights historical and cultural context. . . . The author has personal experience in the Chinese sports world, and she brings a human side to understanding the importance and passion felt by the Chinese as hosts of the 2008 Olympic Games. . . . This book tells an intriguing story and helps the reader to understand the Olympics from a Chinese perspective., If you're looking for something a bit more brainy, try Beijing's Games: What the Olympics Mean to China by Susan Brownell. Brownell's book tracks China's use of the Summer Olympics as a firework-studded coming out party on its quest to elbow into the high society of the world's superpowers., Beijing's Games is a well-written and lively account of sports in contemporary Chinese public culture and politics. It offers a timely context for understanding the issues surrounding the Beijing Olympics. It is a must-read., Brownell's book contain[s] withering accounts of decades of the International Olympic Committee's clumsiness in handling the two-Chinas problem. . . . Brownell, herself a top track-and-field athlete who participated in the 1986 Chinese National College Games when she was an exchange student, corrects misrepresentations about athlete-automatons, genetic engineering, and child abuse., From our many conversations spanning more than a decade, I am aware of the exhaustive research and effort Susan Brownell has devoted to understanding China's sports and Olympic culture. One need not agree with all of her assessments and conclusions to appreciate the scholarship and perspective found here., Offering insightful, informed analyses, Brownell provides an understanding of the importance to China of hosting the 2008 summer Olympic Games and of what the games mean for China's relationship with the outside world. Brownell highlights historical and cultural context....The author has personal experience in the Chinese sports world, and she brings a human side to understanding the importance and passion felt by the Chinese as hosts of the 2008 Olympic Games....this book tells an intriguing story and helps the reader to understand the Olympics from a Chinese perspective., Brownell's book contain[s] withering accounts of decades of the International Olympic Committee's clumsiness in handling the two-Chinas problem....Brownell, herself a top track-and-field athlete who participated in the 1986 Chinese National College Games when she was an exchange student, corrects misrepresentations about athlete-automatons, genetic engineering, and child abuse.
Grade FromCollege Freshman
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal796.48
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
Table Of ContentIntroduction: What the Olympic Games Mean to China Chapter 1: Europe and the People without Sport History, or What Hosting the Olympic Games Means to China Chapter 2: The Clash of Cultures: Martial Arts and Olympic Sports Chapter 3: Symbols of State Power: Stadiums and National Identity in Beijing Chapter 4: What Women's Sports Mean to China Chapter 5: Mixing Sport and Politics: China and the International Olympic Committee Chapter 6: "China Bashing" at the Olympic Games: Why the Cold War Continues in Sport Journalism Chapter 7: Will the Olympics Change China, or Will China Change the Olympics?
SynopsisClick here to see an article on Beijing's Games and Susan Brownell in the Wall Street Journal.Why is hosting the Olympic Games so important to China? What is the significance of a quintessential symbol of Western civilization taking place in the heart of the Far East? Will the Olympics change China, or will China change the Olympics? Susan Brownell sets the historical and cultural stage for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games by exploring the vital links among sports, gender, state power, Chinese nationalism, and China's national image in the West over the past century. She places the 2008 Games within the context of China's hundred-year engagement with the Olympic movement to illuminate what the Games mean to China and what the Beijing Olympic Games will mean for China's relationship with the outside world. Brownell's deeply informed analysis ranges from nineteenth-century orientalism to Cold War politics and post-Cold War "China bashing." Drawing on her decades of engagement as a college athlete in China, university professor, media expert, and advisor to the International Olympic Committee, the author utilizes her personal experiences and access to unique sources to paint an evocative and human picture of the passion that many Chinese people feel for the Olympic Games. Her book will appeal to scholars and students across the social sciences. It will also be essential reading for journalists and sports enthusiasts who want to understand the fascinating story behind the Beijing Olympics., Why is hosting the Olympic Games so important to China? What is the significance of a quintessential symbol of Western civilization taking place in the heart of the Far East? Will the Olympics change China, or will China change the Olympics? Susan Brownell sets the historical and cultural contexts for the 2008 Beijing Olympics Games by placing it within the context of China's hundred-year engagement with the Olympic movement to illuminate what the Games mean to China and what the Beijing Olympic Games will mean for China's relationship with the outside world. Brownell's deeply informed analysis ranges from nineteenth-century orientalism to Cold War politics and post-Cold War "China bashing." Drawing on her more than two decades of engagement in Chinese sports, the author presents evocative stories and first-person accounts to paint a human picture of the passion that many Chinese people feel for the Olympic Games. It will also be essential reading for journalists and sports enthusiasts who want to understand the fascinating story behind the Beijing Olympics., Click here to see an article on Beijing's Games and Susan Brownell in the Wall Street Journal. Why is hosting the Olympic Games so important to China? What is the significance of a quintessential symbol of Western civilization taking place in the heart of the Far East? Will the Olympics change China, or will China change the Olympics? Susan Brownell sets the historical and cultural stage for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games by exploring the vital links among sports, gender, state power, Chinese nationalism, and China's national image in the West over the past century. She places the 2008 Games within the context of China's hundred-year engagement with the Olympic movement to illuminate what the Games mean to China and what the Beijing Olympic Games will mean for China's relationship with the outside world. Brownell's deeply informed analysis ranges from nineteenth-century orientalism to Cold War politics and post-Cold War "China bashing." Drawing on her decades of engagement as a college athlete in China, university professor, media expert, and advisor to the International Olympic Committee, the author utilizes her personal experiences and access to unique sources to paint an evocative and human picture of the passion that many Chinese people feel for the Olympic Games. Her book will appeal to scholars and students across the social sciences. It will also be essential reading for journalists and sports enthusiasts who want to understand the fascinating story behind the Beijing Olympics.
LC Classification NumberGV722 2008.B76 2008
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