Zhouxiang Lu, Fan Hong

Sport and Nationalism in China

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Produktbeschreibung

This is the first book to comprehensively map the relationships between sport, nationalism and nation building in China. It explores the last 150 years of Chinese history - how sport contributed to the shaping of the early forms of Chinese nationalism, and how it eventually became an essential part of nationalists', politicians' and educationalists' strategy to revive the Chinese nation. This book offers unparalleled depth and breadth of coverage concerning this complex, interesting, and important field of study.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780415540018
• ISBN-10: 0415540011
• Artikelnr.: 38594959

Autorenporträt

Lu Zhouxiang is a lecturer in Chinese Studies in the School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures at National University of Ireland, Maynooth. Fan Hong is Winthrop Professor in Asian Studies and Director of Confucius Institute at the Faculty of Arts, the University of Western Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. From Celestial Empire to Nation State: Sport and the
Origins of Chinese Nationalism (1840-1911) 2. Sport, Nationalism and the
Building of the Modern Chinese Nation State (1912-1949) 3. The Spirit of
the Nation: Wushu and Chinese Nationalism in the Republic of China Era
(1912-1949) 4. Nationalism and Sport in the Mao Era (1949-1976) 5. The
Dream to Be a Strong Country: Nationalism, the Olympic Strategy and China's
Gold Medal Fever (1980s-Present) 6. Sport, "Small Nationalism" and "Big
Nationalism" 7. Sport and Anti-Japanese Sentiment in Contemporary China 8.
Conclusion