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Sport and the Neoliberal University

Profit, Politics, and Pedagogy

by Ryan King-White, Henry Giroux, Susan Searls Giroux, Neal C. Ternes, Michael D. Giardina, Jaime DeLuca, Callie Batts Maddox, Matthew G. Hawzen, Lauren C. Anderson, Joshua I. Newman0, Ellen J. Staurowsky1, Richard M. Southall2, Crystal Southall3, Oliver Rick4, Adam Beissel5, Jacob J. Bustad6, Ronald L. Mower7 ...

Series series The American Campus
College students are now regarded as consumers, not students, and nowhere is the growth and exploitation of the university more obvious than in the realm of college sports, where the evidence is in the stadiums built with corporate money, and the crowded sporting events sponsored by large conglomerates.The contributors to Sport and the Neoliberal University examine how intercollegiate athletics ... Read more

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College students are now regarded as consumers, not students, and nowhere is the growth and exploitation of the university more obvious than in the realm of college sports, where the evidence is in the stadiums built with corporate money, and the crowded sporting events sponsored by large conglomerates.The contributors to Sport and the Neoliberal University examine how intercollegiate athletics
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Global Sports and Contemporary China

Sport Policy, International Relations and New Class Identities in the People’s Republic

by Oliver Rick, Longxi Li ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book examines the formation of a globally oriented sports system in China, from the beginning of the reform process in 1978 to the present, focusing on the period after the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. It analyses how this system has shaped domestic social class identities and its role in international Chinese state politics. Despite advances in the marketization of the sports industry through ... Read more

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This book examines the formation of a globally oriented sports system in China, from the beginning of the reform process in 1978 to the present, focusing on the period after the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. It analyses how this system has shaped domestic social class identities and its role in international Chinese state politics. Despite advances in the marketization of the sports industry through
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Sport, Physical Culture, and the Moving Body

Materialisms, Technologies, Ecologies

by David Andrews, Mary Louise Adams, Kiri Baxter, Douglas Booth, Kyle S Bunds, Michael D. Giardina, Mariana Clark, Simon C Darnell0, Samantha Frost1, Simone Fullagar2, Pirkko Markula3, Mary G. McDonald4, Jennifer Sterling5, Christopher McLeod6, Matthew G. Hawzen7, Richard Pringle8, Oliver Rick9, Jacob J. Bustad0, Samantha King1, Shannon Leigh Jette2, Katelyn Esmonde3, Carolyn Pluim4, Gavin Weedon5 ...

Series series Critical Issues in Sport and Society
2020 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleThe moving body—pervasively occupied by fitness activities, intense training and dieting regimes, recreational practices, and high-profile sporting mega-events—holds a vital function in contemporary society. As the body moves—as it performs, sweats, runs, and jumps—it sets in motion an intricate web of scientific rationalities, spatial arrangements, corporate ... Read more

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2020 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleThe moving body—pervasively occupied by fitness activities, intense training and dieting regimes, recreational practices, and high-profile sporting mega-events—holds a vital function in contemporary society. As the body moves—as it performs, sweats, runs, and jumps—it sets in motion an intricate web of scientific rationalities, spatial arrangements, corporate
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China's Megatrends

The 8 Pillars of a New Society

by John Naisbitt, Doris Naisbitt ...

"[John Naisbitt's] vision of the world's economy has the mark of genius." — Minneapolis Star TribuneInternationally-renowned futurist and bestselling author John Naisbitt is back with China's Megatrends, the most comprehensive look at the present and future of China and the transformation that is reshaping its economic, political, and social systems. Since publishing the enormously popular ... Read more

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"[John Naisbitt's] vision of the world's economy has the mark of genius." — Minneapolis Star TribuneInternationally-renowned futurist and bestselling author John Naisbitt is back with China's Megatrends, the most comprehensive look at the present and future of China and the transformation that is reshaping its economic, political, and social systems. Since publishing the enormously popular
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An Inconvenient Minority

The Harvard Admissions Case and the Attack on Asian American Excellence

by Kenny Xu ...

"A strident critique of critical race theory" that examines how policies of diversity and inclusion have ill-served Asian Americans ( Kirkus Reviews).From a journalist on the frontlines of the Students for Fair Admission (SFFA) v. Harvard case comes a probing examination of affirmative action, the false narrative of American meritocracy, and the attack on Asian American excellence with its far ... Read more

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"A strident critique of critical race theory" that examines how policies of diversity and inclusion have ill-served Asian Americans ( Kirkus Reviews).From a journalist on the frontlines of the Students for Fair Admission (SFFA) v. Harvard case comes a probing examination of affirmative action, the false narrative of American meritocracy, and the attack on Asian American excellence with its far
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Cities and Economies

by Yeong-Hyun Kim, John Rennie Short ...

Series series Routledge Critical Introductions to Urbanism and the City
Cities and Economies explores the complex and subtle connections between cities and economies. The rise of the merchant city, the development of the industrial city and the creation of the service-dominated urban economy are all explored, along with economic globalization and its effects on cities in both developed and developing economies. This book provides a thorough examination of the role of ... Read more

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Cities and Economies explores the complex and subtle connections between cities and economies. The rise of the merchant city, the development of the industrial city and the creation of the service-dominated urban economy are all explored, along with economic globalization and its effects on cities in both developed and developing economies. This book provides a thorough examination of the role of
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Two Billion Eyes

The Story of China Central Television

by Ying Zhu ...

"The definitive work on Chinese television . . . A pioneering picture of CCTV and its crucial role in the contemporary Chinese political economy" (Robert W. McChesney, author of Corporate Media and the Threat to Democracy).As China navigates the murky waters of a "third way" with liberal economic policies under a strict political regime, the surprising battleground for China's future emerges in ... Read more

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"The definitive work on Chinese television . . . A pioneering picture of CCTV and its crucial role in the contemporary Chinese political economy" (Robert W. McChesney, author of Corporate Media and the Threat to Democracy).As China navigates the murky waters of a "third way" with liberal economic policies under a strict political regime, the surprising battleground for China's future emerges in
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The New Rich in China

Future rulers, present lives

Edited by David Goodman ...

Three decades of reform since 1978 in the People’s Republic of China have resulted in the emergence of new social groups which have included new occupations and professions generated as the economy has opened up and developed and, most spectacularly given the legacy of state socialism, the identification of those who are regarded as wealthy. However, although China’s new rich are certainly a ... Read more

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Three decades of reform since 1978 in the People’s Republic of China have resulted in the emergence of new social groups which have included new occupations and professions generated as the economy has opened up and developed and, most spectacularly given the legacy of state socialism, the identification of those who are regarded as wealthy. However, although China’s new rich are certainly a
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The Olympics: The Basics

by Andy Miah, Beatriz Garcia ...

Series series The Basics
The Olympics: The Basics is an accessible, contemporary introduction to the Olympic movement and Games. Chapters explain how the Olympics transcend sports, engaging us with a range of contemporary philosophical, social, cultural and political matters, including:peace development and diplomacymanagement and economicscorruption, terror and activismthe rise of human enhancementethics and ... Read more

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The Olympics: The Basics is an accessible, contemporary introduction to the Olympic movement and Games. Chapters explain how the Olympics transcend sports, engaging us with a range of contemporary philosophical, social, cultural and political matters, including:peace development and diplomacymanagement and economicscorruption, terror and activismthe rise of human enhancementethics and
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Working in China

Ethnographies of Labor and Workplace Transformation

Edited by Ching Kwan Lee ...

Series series Asia's Transformations
After a quarter of a century of market reform, China has become the workshop of the world and the leading growth engine of the global economy. Its immense labour force accounts for some twenty-nine per cent of the world's total labour pool but all too little is known about Chinese labour beyond the image of workers toiling under appalling sweatshop conditions for extremely low wages.Working in ... Read more

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After a quarter of a century of market reform, China has become the workshop of the world and the leading growth engine of the global economy. Its immense labour force accounts for some twenty-nine per cent of the world's total labour pool but all too little is known about Chinese labour beyond the image of workers toiling under appalling sweatshop conditions for extremely low wages.Working in
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Intellectual Property Rights in China

Politics of Piracy, Trade and Protection

by Gordon C.K Cheung ...

Series series Routledge Contemporary China Series
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) infringement is so rampant in China that counterfeit goods - from general household merchandise, garments and media consumables to specialist products including pharmaceutical products and super computer chips - can be found in roadside stalls, markets, shops, department stores and even laboratory of leading universities. If allowed to continue these ... Read more

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Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) infringement is so rampant in China that counterfeit goods - from general household merchandise, garments and media consumables to specialist products including pharmaceutical products and super computer chips - can be found in roadside stalls, markets, shops, department stores and even laboratory of leading universities. If allowed to continue these
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Seeking Truth and Hiding Facts

Information, Ideology, and Authoritarianism in China

by Jeremy L. Wallace ...

A unique analysis of the numbers that came to define Chinese politics and how this quantification evolved over time. For decades, a few numbers came to define Chinese politics-until those numbers did not count what mattered and what they counted did not measure up. Seeking Truth and Hiding Facts argues that the Chinese government adopted a system of limited, quantified vision in order to survive ... Read more

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A unique analysis of the numbers that came to define Chinese politics and how this quantification evolved over time. For decades, a few numbers came to define Chinese politics-until those numbers did not count what mattered and what they counted did not measure up. Seeking Truth and Hiding Facts argues that the Chinese government adopted a system of limited, quantified vision in order to survive
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