This Element presents an overarching analysis of Chinese visions and practices of soft
power. Maria Repnikova's analysis introduces the Chinese theorization of the idea of soft …

Mega events focus the world's attention on a particular place and a nation and the success
thereof, in either hosting or performing well in the event. Throughout the world, expectations …

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme
and is available on www. bloomsburycollections. com. How has globalization impacted on …

Along with the opening and closing ceremonies, one of the major non-sports events
associated with the modern Olympic Games is the torch relay. Although initiated in 1936, the …

There is more to Japanese sport than sumo, karate and baseball. This study of social sport
in Japan pursues a comprehensive approach towards sport as a distinctive cultural sphere …

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the Olympics From Toyko 1964 to London 2012 and Beyond Edited by Vida Bajc *: Richardw …

Chinese Subjectivities and the Beijing Olympics develops the Foucauldian concept of
productive power through examining the ways in which the Chinese government tried to …

This article examines how Chinese intellectuals experienced the 2008 Beijing Olympics,
arguing that the games were a key site for the construction and analysis of two forms of …

As China has developed into a relatively well-off, increasingly urbanized nation, educating
the people has become more urgent than ever. Raising (human) quality (素质) has become …

This essay focuses on the coverage of the past seven Olympic Opening Ceremonies (1984–
2008) through the lens of one national broadcaster: China Central Television (CCTV), which …