Liu Li, Fan Hong

The National Games and National Identity in China

A History

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Produktbeschreibung

The history of China's National Games - first held in 1910 - reflects the transformation of both elite sport in China and wider Chinese society. This is the first book to describe the origins and development of the National Games, and to explore the dynamic interrelationship between the Games, Chinese politics, and nationalism during the process of Chinese nation-building in the modern era. It also examines how the Games were reformed to serve the requirement of China's Olympic Strategy in the context of sports globalization and commercialization since the 1980s. A fascinating read for anybody with an interest in the politics, history and culture of contemporary China.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 145mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9781138628199
• ISBN-10: 1138628190
• Artikelnr.: 48651227

Autorenporträt

Liu Li is a lecturer in the College of Sports and Physical Education at Anhui Normal University, China Fan Hong is Professor of Asian Studies at Bangor University, UK

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1. Modern Chinese Nation, Nationalism, National Identity and Sport
2. The Origin and Development of the National Games in the Late Qing
Dynasty and the Republic of China, 1910-1948 3. Governance of Sport and the
National Games in the PRC, 1949-1979 4. The National Games and China's
Olympic Strategy in the Post-1980s 5. The National Games and National
Identity in China Appendix