Capturing the flame: Aspirations and representations of Beijing's 2008 Olympics

Chinese Media Global Contexts

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 56-74

  Polumbaum, Judy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 67949083128     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203402290     Document Type: Chapter

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