Post-Beijing 2008: Geopolitics, Sport and the Pacific Rim

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In 2008, as few in the world are unaware, China was host to the world via the Beijing Olympics. The world watched the metamorphosis of Beijing from insecure capital to confident metropolis but, aware of it or not, the world was also watching the symbolic assertion, via the Games, of a rising superpower.

The Pacific Rim will be the stage on which China initially displays its new hegemonic intentions...

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In 2008, as few in the world are unaware, China was host to the world via the Beijing Olympics. The world watched the metamorphosis of Beijing from insecure capital to confident metropolis but, aware of it or not, the world was also watching the symbolic assertion, via the Games, of a rising superpower.

The Pacific Rim will be the stage on which China initially displays its new hegemonic intentions...

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  • Formats: epub
  • ISBN: 9781317966074
  • Publication Date: 18 Oct 2013
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • Product language: English
  • Drm Setting: DRM