The olympic effect on American attitudes towards China: Beyond personality, ideology, and media exposure

Journal of Contemporary China

Volumn 19, Issue 64, 2010, Pages 213-231

  Gries, Peter Hays ^a   Crowson, Michael H ^a   Sandel, Todd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; IDEOLOGY; OLYMPIC GAMES; SOCIAL IMPACT;

CHINA;

EID: 77649199965     PISSN: 10670564     EISSN: 14699400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10670560903444181     Document Type: Article

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