Marrow of the Nation : A History of Sport and Physical Culture in Republican China
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Asia: Local Studies / Global Themes
ISBN-10
0520240847
ISBN-13
9780520240841
Publisher
University of California Press
Imprint
University of California Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 13th, 2004
Print length
400 Pages
Weight
830 grams
Dimensions
16.40 x 23.80 x 3.60 cms
Product Classification:
Social & cultural historySports & outdoor recreation
Ksh 12,800.00
Publisher Out of Stock
Delivery Location
Delivery fee: Select location
Secure
Quality
Fast
By 1907, staff at the Tianjin YMCA were rallying their Chinese charges with the cry: When will China be able to send a winning athlete to the Olympic contests? When will China be able to invite all the world to Peking for an International Olympic contest? Nearly a century later, on the eve of China's first-ever Olympic games, this innovative book shows for the first time how sporting culture and ideology played a crucial role in the making of the modern nation-state in Republican China. A landmark work on the history of sport in China, Marrow of the Nation tells the dramatic story of how Olympic-style competitions and ball games, as well as militarized forms of training associated with the West and Japan, were adapted to become an integral part of the modern Chinese experience.
Get Marrow of the Nation by at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by University of California Press and it has pages.
