The beijing olympics and China's conflicted national form

China Journal

Volumn , Issue 63, 2010, Pages 1-24

  Leibold, James ^a  

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OLYMPIC GAMES;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 77249110305     PISSN: 13249347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/tcj.63.20749192     Document Type: Article

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