Beijing Olympics 2008

Beijing Olympic Games - 2008
August 2008

A Hilton M. Briggs Library Resource Guide

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Background

Beijing, China will host the Games of the XXIX Olympiad from August 8th - 24th, 2008. There are currently 35 sports and almost 400 events scheduled.

An excerpt from the Olympic Charter:

"Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, will and mind. Blending sport with culture and education, Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of good example and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles."

Source

Olympic Charter, Fundamental Principles, paragraph 1

www.olympic.org

Selected Reference Sources - Located in the Reference Area on the Main Level

Call Number	Title / Author
REF DS777.55 .S835 2007	Historical dictionary of the People's Republic of China/Lawrence R. Sullivan
REF DS777.6 .C458 2005	China today: an encyclopedia of life in the People's Republic/ edited by Jing Luo; Aimin Chen
REF GT3400 .C44 2002	Culture and customs of China/ Richard Gunde
REF .DS705 C35	The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China/general editor, Brian Hook
REF GV721 .C57 1996	*Chronicle of the Olympics, 1896 - 1996*
REF GV721.5 W25 1984	The Complete Book of the Olympics/David Wallechinsky
ATLAS DS721 .B56 1983	*Cultural Atlas of China*

Selected Books - Located on the Upper Level

Call Number	Title / Author
JQ1510 .B45 2008	China's new Confucianism: politics and everyday life in a changing society/ Daniel A. Bell
JQ1516 .C45265 2008	China's changing political landscape: prospects for democracy/ Cheng Li, editor
HF5813 .C5 W37 2008	Brand new China: advertising. media, and commercial culture/ Jing Weng
HC427.95 .N38 2007	The Chinese economy: transitions and growth/ Barry Naughton
DS779.23 .W38 2007	China's brave new world: and other tales for global times/ Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom
RC1230 .D67 2006	Doping in sports/Christopher N. Burns, editor
GV721.5 .P34 2006	Olympic turnaround: how the Olympic Games stepped back from the brink of extinction to become the world's best known brand/Michael Payne
GV1065 .L69 1997	Olympic marathon: a centennial history of the games most storied race/Charlie Lovett
GV721.5 .J37 1990	Timetables of sports history. The Olympic Games/ William S. Jarrett
GV721.5 .O419 1988	The Olympic Games in transition/ Jeffrey O. Segrave, Donald Chu, editors
GV721.5 .E86 1979	The politics of the Olympic Games/ Richard Espy
GV722 1948 .B55	The story of the Olympic Games/ R.D. Binfield
GV23 .P47 2004	The naked Olympics: the true story of the ancient games/ Tony Perrottet
GV23 .S69 2004	The ancient Olympics/ Nigel Spivey
GV706.34 .N38 2006	National Identity and global sports events: culture, politics, and spectacle in the Olympics and the football World Cup/ed. by Alan Tomlinson and Christopher Young
GV722 2008 .B76 2008	Beijing's games: what the Olympics mean to China/ Susan Brownwell
GV721.5 .T64 2007	The Olympic Games: a social science perspective/ Kristine Toohey and A.J. Veal
GV721.5 .T48 2007	Olympic Event Organization/ Eleni Theodoraki
GV23 F56	The Olympic Games: the first thousand years/M.I. Finley
GV23 K5s 1961	The story of the Olympic Games, 776 B.C. - 1960 A.D./John Kieran and Arthur Daley

Internet Resources

Web Site Title	Web Address
Official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games	http://en.beijing2008.cn/
Official website of the Chinese Olympic Committee	http://en.olympic.cn/
International Olympic Committee	http://www.olympic.org
Human Rights Watch	http://china.hrw.org/
NBC Olympics	http://www.nbcolympics.com/index/html
Olympic Watch	http://www.olympicwatch.org/.
Congressional Executive Commission on China	http://www.cecc.gov
China Olympics Travel	http://www.chinaolympicstravel.com/

Search Terms / Electronic Resources
Listed below are terms you may wish to try using while searching various print and electronic resources.

Search Terms

Electronic Resources

Olympic Games
China
Amateur Athletes
International Sports
Human Rights

JSTOR

GPO Access

EBSCOhost

Library Catalog

Contact Information

Mailing Address:	International Olympic Committee Chateau de Vidy 1007 Lausanne Switzerland
Web Address:	http://www.olympic.org

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