Sporting Gender : Women Athletes and Celebrity-Making During China's National Crisis, 1931-45
by
Yunxiang Gao
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Contemporary Chinese Studies
ISBN-10
0774824824
ISBN-13
9780774824828
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Imprint
University of British Columbia Press
Country of Manufacture
CA
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 1st, 2014
Print length
348 Pages
Weight
534 grams
Dimensions
15.30 x 23.00 x 2.30 cms
Ksh 4,850.00
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Sporting Gender is the first book to explore the rise to fame of female athletes in China during its national crisis of 1931-45 brought on by the Japanese invasion. By re-mapping lives and careers of these athletes, administrators, and film actors within a wartime context, Gao shows how they coped with the conflicting demands of nationalist causes, unwanted male attention, and modern fame. Addressing themes of state control, media influence, fashion, and changing gender roles, she argues that the athletic female form helped to create a new ideal of modern womanhood in China at a time when women''s emancipation and national needs went hand in hand. This book brings vividly to life the histories of these athletes and demonstrates how intertwined they were with the aims of the state and the needs of society.
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