The Beijing Olympics: Promoting China

This book examines the means by which China has utilised its hosting of the Olympic Games to achieve her ambitions in embracing both soft power and hard power. It was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.

1. Prologue: Beijing 2008 - A Production on Many Levels Kevin Caffrey 2. Olympic Beijing: Reflections on Urban Space and Global Connectivity Xuefei Ren 3. 'Go China! Go!': Running Fan and Debating Success During China's Olympic Summer David J. Davies 4. Olympian Ghosts: Apprehensions and Apparitions of the Beijing Spectacle Ha Guangtian and Kevin Caffrey 5. 'Flagging the Nation' in International Sport: A Chinese Olympics and a German World Cup David Schrag 6. China in Africa: An Olympics-Charged Re-Engagement Barbra Lukunka 7. The Beijing Olympics as Indicator of a Chinese Competitive Ethic Kevin Caffrey 8. Epilogue: Approaches to a Productive Spectacle Kevin Caffrey