Olympic Dreams

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Olympic Dreams is written by Guoqi XU and published by Harvard University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0674045424 (ISBN 10) and 9780674045422 (ISBN 13).

Already the world has seen the political, economic, and cultural significance of hosting the 2008 Olympics in Beijing—in policies instituted and altered, positions softened, projects undertaken. But will the Olympics make a lasting difference? This book approaches questions about the nature and future of China through the lens of sports—particularly as sports finds its utmost international expression in the Olympics.