Owning the Olympics : narratives of the new China / Monroe E. Price and Daniel Dayan, editors
(The new media world)
データ種別 | 電子ブック |
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出版者 | Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press |
出版年 | ©2008 |
本文言語 | 英語 |
大きさ | 1 online resource (416 pages) |
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一般注記 | "A major contribution to the study of global events in times of global media. Owning the Olympics tests the possibilities and limits of the concept of 'media events' by analyzing the mega-event of the information age: the Beijing Olympics. ... A good read from cover to cover."--Guobin Yang, Associate Professor, Asian/Middle Eastern Cultures & Sociology, Barnard College, Columbia University From the moment they were announced, the Beijing Games were a major media event and the focus of intense scrutiny and speculation. In contrast to earlier such events, however, the Beijing Games are also unfolding in a newly volatile global media environment that is no longer monopolized by broadcast media. The dramatic expansion of media outlets and the growth of mobile communications technology have changed the nature of media events, making it significantly more difficult to regulate them or control their meaning. This volatility is reflected in the multiple, well-publicized controversies characterizing the run-up to Beijing 2008. According to many Western commentators, the People's Republic of China seized the Olympics as an opportunity to reinvent itself as the "New China"--a global leader in economics, technology, and environmental issues, with an improving human-rights record. But China's maneuverings have also been hotly contested by diverse global voices, including prominent human-rights advocates, all seeking to displace the official story of the Games. Bringing together a distinguished group of scholars from Chinese studies, human rights, media studies, law, and other fields, Owning the Olympics reveals how multiple entities--including the Chinese Communist Party itself--seek to influence and control the narratives through which the Beijing Games will be understood. digitalculturebooks is an imprint of the University of Michigan Press and the Scholarly Publishing Office of the University of Michigan Library dedicated to publishing innovative and accessible work exploring new media and their impact on society, culture, and scholarly communication. Visit the website at www.digitalculture.org Open Access English Includes bibliographical references and index digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library Print version record Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002 |
著者標目 | Price, Monroe E., 1938- Dayan, Daniel, 1943- |
件 名 | LCSH:Olympics -- China. -- Political aspects
全ての件名で検索
LCSH:Mass media -- China 全ての件名で検索 BISACSH:SPORTS & RECREATION -- Olympics 全ての件名で検索 BISACSH:HISTORY -- General 全ての件名で検索 FREE:Mass media FREE:Olympics -- Political aspects 全ての件名で検索 FREE:China SWD:Peking -- Olympische Spiele (2008) 全ての件名で検索 LCSH:Olympic Games 2008 : FREE:Olympic Games BSH:Electronic books LCSH:Electronic books |
分 類 | DC22:796.48 |
書誌ID | ED00004229 |
ISBN | 9780472024506 |