Dong Jinxia

Women, Sport and Society in Modern China

Holding up More than Half the Sky

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Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on Chinese sources hitherto unavailable in the West including official documents and interviews with top athletes, the author explores the rise of Chinese super sportswomen and their relationship with politics, culture and society before and during the Cultural Revolution and through China's transition to a market economy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 358
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 162mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 694g
• ISBN-13: 9780714652351
• ISBN-10: 0714652350
• Artikelnr.: 21130704

Autorenporträt

Dong Jinxia

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Women
society and elite sports in the early years of the new China: analysis - overview - communist sports administration
specialization of sport and women's emancipation
international recognition and Soviet influences; analysis -illustrative case studies - Beijing
Guangdong
Sichuan; conclusion. Part 2 Women
society and elite sport in the new China between 1957 and 1965: analysis - overview - political goals and elite women's sport
gender culture and training loads
the GLF
international conflicts and the national games
post-GLF adjustment and reform; analysis - illustrative case studies - analysis - illustrative case studies - Beijing
Guangdong
Sichuan; conclusion. Part 3 Women
society and elite sport during the Cultural Revolution (1966-76): analysis - overview - the Red Guard movement
women and sport
women's liberation
model operas and sportswomen
the rustication campaign
education and sports teams
revival of elite sport and a sports revolution; analysis - illustrative case studies - Beijing
Guangdong
Sichuan; conclusion. Part 4 Women
society and elite sport in the first decade of economic reform (1979-89): analysis - overview - reform
pluralism and elite sport
opening up
nationalism and Olympic strategy
sport
success
status and challenge
higher education
occupational choices and elite sport; analysis - illustrative case studies - Beijing
Guangdong
Sichuan; conclusion. Part 5 Women
society and elite sport in the transition to a market economy (1990-98): analysis - overview - integration of the Olympic and national games
market economy and institutional reform
relationships between elite and mass sport and between coach and athlete
sportswomen and women's elite sport in the 1990s; analysis - illustrative case studies - Beijing
Guangdong
Sichuan; conclusion. Part 6 Olympic success
drug violations and elite women's sport in the new China: drug culture versus anti-drug campaigns; behind the drugs; decentralization and drug offences; drugs
disgrace and women's sport in China; conclusion. Part 7 New women for a new age - conquest and confrontation -successful sportswomen: the Chinese women's volleyball team - sacrifices and rewards; the Ma family army - coach
athletes and confrontation; speed skater Ye Qaobo - clash of gender ideals; steps to success; conclusion. Part 8 Mobility
stratification and sportswomen in the new China: social mobility; occupational prestige
social mobility and sportswomen; family background
social mobility and involvement in sport; geographical and social mobility of sportswomen; stratification
post-athletic careers and educational opportunities; conclusion. Part 9 Gender relations and sport in the new China - continuity
change and gender culture: partnership in the sports community; reform - male coach and female athlete; family
marriage and careers in sport; opportunities and challenges; conclusion. Part 10 Epilogue - elite women's sport in China - bridging the past