Olympic Dreams

Olympic Dreams
Author: Guoqi XU
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2009-06-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 0674045424


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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.


Olympic Dreams
Language: en
Pages: 392
Authors: Guoqi XU
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-06-30 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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Already the world has seen the political, economic, and cultural significance of hosting the 2008 Olympics in Beijing—in policies instituted and altered, posi
An Olympic Dream
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Reinhard Kleist
Categories: Comics & Graphic Novels
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-04-12 - Publisher: SelfMadeHero

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The image of Samia Yusuf Omar running for last place at the 2008 Beijing Olympics will forever be imprinted in the minds of all who saw it: The lean Somalian, w
My Olympic Dream
Language: en
Pages: 301
Authors: Katie Taylor
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-12-06 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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When Katie Taylor was chosen to bear the Irish flag at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, the pressure was on for her to deliver gold for Ireland when
Dream Big
Language: en
Pages: 32
Authors: Deloris Jordan
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-05-06 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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From the age of nine, Michael dreams of playing basketball for the United States in the Olympics, and with hard work and his mother's encouragement, he realizes
Olympic Dream
Language: en
Pages: 258
Authors: Henry Rono
Categories: High school teachers
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-06 - Publisher: AuthorHouse

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In a span of 81 days in 1978, Henry Rono broke four world records, committing the most ferocious assault on the track-and-field record books by a middle-distanc