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Olympic Dreams

China and Sports, 1895–2008

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$45.00 • £39.95 • €40.95

ISBN 9780674028401

Publication Date: 05/31/2008

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392 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

20 halftones

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Xu Guoqi is Professor of History at the University of Hong Kong.

William C. Kirby is Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration and T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University, as well as Chair of the Harvard China Fund and Faculty Chair of the Harvard Center Shanghai. His many books include Can China Lead? Reaching the Limits of Power and Growth.

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