Architecture and nation building in the age of globalization: Construction of the national stadium of Beijing for the 2008 olympics

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-190

  Ren, Xuefei ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURE; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; ELITE POLITICS; GLOBALIZATION; NATIONALISM; OLYMPIC GAMES; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; STATE BUILDING; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN PLANNING;

ASIA; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 47749131594     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: 14679906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2008.00386.x     Document Type: Article

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