"Sport is increasingly played according to the tune,……" — Martin Jacques
"Sport is increasingly played according to the tune, and rules, of those with the biggest bucks, whether their practices be legal or illegal."
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76 Quotes by Martin Jacques
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The Chinese view the state, not just as an intimate member of the family ... but as the head of…
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For 200 years, the West has been so dominant in the world that it's not really needed to understand other…
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We still insist, by and large, in thinking that we can understand China by simply drawing on Western experience, looking…
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Stuart Hall was an utterly unique figure. Although he arrived at the age of 19 from Jamaica and spent the…
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The era when the United States was the dominant global power is steadily coming to an end, and it must…
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It remains to be seen whether the more optimistic scenario for Sino-American relations can be realised. Much rests on the…
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Our ascendancy of the past two centuries - first Europe and then the U.S. - has bred a western-centric mentality:…
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China is, indeed, in so many ways, not like the West. It is not even primarily a nation state but…
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More than 90% of Chinese believe themselves to be Han. Of course, such a vast population is derived from countless…
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There are a host of ethnic minorities in China, but they often have a weak sense of identity and are…
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The two ethnic groups that remain fundamentally different from the Han Chinese - in terms of history, culture, language, religion…
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The Chinese state is constructed in an entirely different way from western states. Unlike European states, for over a millennium…
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