Beijing's Games: What the Olympics Mean to China
by Susan Brownell
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Author: Susan BrownellEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-02-28
ISBN: 0742556417
Number of pages: 230
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
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Book Review: An American Anthropologist with keen attention to the Beijing Games
Summary: 5 Stars
Susan Brownell has approached the topic of the Beijing Olympics with the seriousness which it deserves. As an anthropologist, historian, and athlete who has lived in and competed in China, she approaches the topic with professional dispatch, as well as personal knowledge. Susan has confronted the Bob Costa stereotypes about Chinese athletes over the past decade, and brings her arguments together in seven succinct chapters. Because of her professional relationship with International Olympic Committee member He Zhenliagn, Ms. Brownell's insights into motivation, goals, and obstacles are substantive. She accomplishes her goal of providing comprehensive analysis of the Olympic Movement in context of the imminent prospect of the world stage turning to the Beijing Olympics. I would urge all journalists who intend to write about their experiences in Beijing to prepare themselves by studying Susan's excellent text.
Summary of Beijing's Games: What the Olympics Mean to China
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.Relations Books
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