This text brings Chinese women to the centre of the Chinese cultural stage by examining the role which exercise and, subsequently, sport played in their liberation. Physical emancipation, particularly in the custom of footbinding, which continued to be practised to some extent in China until 1949, was the prerequisite for wider emancipation. Through the medium of women's bodies, Fan Hong explores the significance of religious beliefs, cultural codes and political dogmas for gender relations, gender concepts and the human body in an Asian setting. Inquiry into the evolving relationship between...
This text brings Chinese women to the centre of the Chinese cultural stage by examining the role which exercise and, subsequently, sport played in the...
This volume examines, in chronological order, key issues in sport in the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 2012 in the context of Chinese history, politics and society. It explores the complexity of Chinese sport including the sovietisation of Chinese sports policy and practice; the emergence of the 'two Chinas' issue; the Cold War, the Cultural Revolution, sports diplomacy and sports militarism; China's turbulent journey of participation in the Asian Games and in the Olympics; the politics and policy of doping and anti-doping in Chinese sport; and China's sport in the post-Beijing...
This volume examines, in chronological order, key issues in sport in the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 2012 in the context of Chinese histor...
Chinese martial arts have a long history and of broad meaning. They are considered to be systems that blend the physical components of combat with strategy, philosophy, tradition, or other features that distinguish them from pure physical reaction, which is different from western sports that stress on human kinetics.
This book is an English translation of the popular eleventh edition of A History of Chinese Martial Art. It provides a comprehensive overview with contributions from more than 30 scholars and practitioners in the field.
Chinese martial arts have a long history and of broad meaning. They are considered to be systems that blend the physical components of combat with ...
The Politicisation of Sport in Modern China: Communist and Champions is the first book in English which examines in chronological order key issues in sport in the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 2012 in the context of Chinese history, politics and society.
It explores the complexity of Chinese sport including the sovietisation of Chinese sports policy and practice; the emergence of the ‘two Chinas’ issue; the Cold War, the Cultural Revolution, sports diplomacy and sports militarism; China’s turbulent journey of participation in the Asian Games and in the...
The Politicisation of Sport in Modern China: Communist and Champions is the first book in English which examines in chronological ord...
