The Routledge Handbook of Sport in Asia

Herausgeber: Hong, Fan; Zhouxiang, Lu

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Produktbeschreibung

This is the first book to offer a comprehensive overview of the history, development and contemporary significance of sport in Asia. It addresses a wide range of issues central to sport in the context of Asian culture, politics, economy and society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 616
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 174mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1052g
• ISBN-13: 9780367183776
• ISBN-10: 0367183773
• Artikelnr.: 69936911

Autorenporträt

Fan Hong is Professor in Asian Studies at Bangor University, UK. She is Visiting and Adjunct Professor at several universities in China, Indonesia and Australia. She is also Editor-in-Chief of the Asian Journal of Sport History and Culture, and an editorial board member of several academic journals. Her research interests are in the areas of sport history, gender, policy and organisations, cross-cultural studies and Asian studies. Lu Zhouxiang is Lecturer in Chinese Studies at Maynooth University, Ireland. He is also Academic Editor of the Asian Journal of Sport History and Culture and Editor of Cogent Social Sciences. His main research interests are Chinese history, national identity, Chinese martial arts and China's sport policy and practice.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: the Asian Century and Asian Sport
Part I: Asia's Traditional Sports
1. In Authentic Relations: Traditional Asian Martial Arts
East and West
2. Chinese Philosophy and Asian Martial Arts
3. A Brief History of Chinese Martial Arts
4. The Development and Global Transmission of Wing Chun
5. The Transmission Modes of Taijiquan: Traditional Martial Art
Competitive Sport and the Political Re-Appropriation of Culture in Recent China
6. The Long-Term Development of Japanese Martial Arts
7. Kend¿: An Indigenous Culture Embodying National Narratives in Japan
8. Judo
9. In Search of a Tradition for Taekwondo
10. Chinlone: National Sport of Myanmar
Part II: The Rise of Modern Sport and the Olympic Movement in Asia
11. The Foundation and Early Years of the Olympic Council of Asia: A Controversial Body Making Controversial Politics
12. China and the Olympics
13. The Rise of Modern Sport and the Olympic Movement in India
14. The Rise of Modern Sport and the Olympic Movement in Japan
15. Beyond the Peninsula: Sports and the Olympic Games in Colonial Korea (1910-1945)
16. The Rise of Modern Sport and the Olympic Movement in Korea
17. The Introduction and Institutionalization of Western sports in Colonial and Post-Colonial Malaya
1786-1965
18. Sport
Colonization and Modernity in the Philippines
19. The Rise of Modern Sport in Colonial Singapore: The Singapore Cricket Club Leads the Way
Part III: Sport Policy and Practice: Public and Private Provision
20. International Sports Events and the Two Koreas: Politics
Policies and Practice
21. Sport Diplomacy at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang: The Relations between North and South Korea
22. Commercialisation of Sport in China
23. The Reform of China's Elite Sport System: Case Studies on Football and Table Tennis
24. The Development of Sport Policy and Practice in Taiwan
25. Politics and Policy of Forging Post-Handover Hong Kong as a Sporting Mega-Event Centre
26. An Overview of Sport in Modern India
27. Indonesia's Sport Policy and Development in the Old Order Era (1945-1967) and New Order Era (1967-1998)
Part IV: Social Stratification and Diversity in Asian Sport
28. Safeguarding Children in Sport in Asia
29. Sport and Ethnicity
30. South Korea: Women and Sport in a Persistent Patriarchy
31. Disability Sport in Malaysia: Challenges and Opportunities
32. Sport and Gender in Contemporary China
33. The Changing Society
State Policies and Sport for Young Children in 21st Century China
34. The Development of Elite Disability Sport in China
35. Sport and Social Class in Japan: Past and Present
36. Sport and Gender in Japan
37. Sport and Ethnicity in Indonesia: Developing National Character through Traditional Games
38. Yoga for Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Adolescent Relationship Issues
Part V: Sport in West Asia and the Middle East
39. Sport and Diplomacy in the Middle East
40. Sport and International Relations in the Arab World
41. Arab Countries' Strategies to Bid and to Host Major Sport Events
42. The Emergence and Development of the Islamic Solidarity Games
43. Soccer: Moulding the Middle East and North Africa
44. Playing Ball: Crowd and 'Contra-Crowd' in the Politics of Egyptian and Tunisian Football
Part VI: Asian Mega Sporting Events
45. The Asian Games
Asian Sports
and Asian Politics
46. The Far Eastern Championship Games
47. The Games of the New Emerging Forces
48. Borrowed Spectacle: Olympic Rhetoric in Political Battles
49. The Southeast Asian Games
50. The Asian Indoor Games
51. The Political Dimension of the AFC Asian Cup
52. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
53. The 1988 Seoul Olympic Games and South Korea's Mega-Events
54. Wushu Competitions in Asia
Part VII: Asia's Sport Heroes and Heroines
55. Liu Changchun: China's First Olympic Athlete
56. Rudy Hartono: An Indonesian badminton legend
57. Dipa Karmakar: Rising Star of India
58. Bruce Lee: His Jeet Kune Do
His Movies and His Legacy
59. Eric Liddell: The Flying Scotsman in China
60. Yao Ming: The Basketball Giant
61. Seri Pak: Korea's Golf Empress
62. Dhyan Chand Singh: A Legend in Hockey
63. He Zhenliang: China's Mr Olympics