The Triple Asian Olympics - Asia Rising
The Pursuit of National Identity, International Recognition and Global Esteem
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The Triple Asian Olympics - Asia Rising
The Pursuit of National Identity, International Recognition and Global Esteem
About this book
Realpolitik as a component of the Olympic Games held in East Asia has been largely ignored by historians. However, sport was an integral part of cultural diplomacy and the expression of national prowess for the three Games held in East Asia: 1964 Tokyo, 1988 Seoul and 2008 Beijing. It is time this was recorded. The Olympic Games had transformational political, economic and cultural effects for the host cities and countries. This also is a neglected topic.
The Triple Asian Olympics: Asia Rising explores the realities of global transformation, regional ascendancy and metaphorical modernity of the East Asian Olympics and, by extension, East Asia. As the axis of global geo-political and economic power shifts to the East, analyzing the significance of the Olympic Games in East Asia becomes significant to an understanding the shifting nature of the nations of East Asia. The Triple Asian Games are harbingers of dramatic geopolitical change. This is the first study to record, confront and examine this contemporary phenomenon. For this reason, this unique collection promises to attract a wide readership.
This book was originally published as a special issue of The International Journal of the History of Sport.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Series Editors’ Foreword
- Historical Perspectives series pages
- Sport in the Global Society series pages
- 1. Preface: Korean conjunction: a meeting of East and West
- 2. Prologue: the new Asia: global transformation, regional ascendancy, and metaphorical modernity
- Part One - Emerging Asia: Sport as a Metaphor for Geopolitical Change
- Part Two - The Asian Olympic Games: Nations, Nationalism and Internationalism
- Index