Li / Hong The National Games and National Identity in China

A history
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-351-81072-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 136 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Focus on Sport, Culture and Society

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Li, Liu

Hong, Fan

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Geschichte des Sports
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Sport, Nationalism and National Identity in China: An Introduction

2. Sport for National Salvation: The Origin and Development of the National Games in the Late QingDynasty and the Republic of China, 1910-1948

3. Sport for National Defence: the Governance of Sport and the National Games in the PRC, 1949–1979

4. Sport for National Power: the Transformation of the National Games in the Post-1980s

5. The National Games and National Identity in China: Conclusions