OpenDemocracy.net has published the article "The Olympics’ “civilising” legacy: St Louis to Beijing" by Susan Brownell (May 23, 2008) . Brownwell is professor of anthropology, University of Missouri, and author of Training the Body for China: Sports in the Moral Order of the People's Republic (University of Chicago Press, 1995) and Beijing's Games: What the Olympics Mean to China (Rowman & Littlefield, 2008). China did not send athletes to the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, Missouri (USA) which was held in conjunction with the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition (World's Fair). The Qing dynasty did, however, send its first-ever official delegation to the World's Fair in St. Louis. Brownell traces how politics and ideas have affected the fabric of new Olympic host nations such as the United States, Japan and now China. For the full article, see: http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/the-olympics-civilising-legacy-st-louis-to-beijing
Global Issues in China: The Olympics’ “civilising” legacy: St Louis to Beijing
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