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The two Koreas and the politics of global sport /

The Two Koreas and the Politics of Global Sport analyses the impact of politics on the development of sport in the two Koreas over six decades and argues that inter-Korean rivalry has significantly influenced sporting ambitions and development.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bridges, Brian, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, ©2012.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Sport, Nationalism and International Relations
  • 3. Tradition, Colonialism and New Statehood in Korea
  • 3.1. Arrival of Western Sports
  • 3.2. Japanese Colonial Period
  • 3.3. After 1945
  • 3.4. The Korean War
  • 3.5. Sports Development in South Korea
  • 3.6. Sports Development in North Korea
  • 4. Into the International Arena
  • 4.1. Joining the IOC
  • 4.2. The 1966 World Cup
  • 4.3. Inter-Korean sporting contacts
  • 5. The Seoul Olympics
  • 5.1. The Road to the Seoul Olympics
  • 5.2. Economic Costs and Benefits
  • 5.3. Socio-Cultural Legacies
  • 5.4. Politico-Diplomatic Breakthroughs
  • 5.5. The North Korean Dimension
  • 5.6. Enduring Legacies.
  • 6. Reaction and Reconciliation
  • 6.1. Coping with Global Change
  • 6.2. The Nervous 1990s
  • 6.3. Rays of Sunshine
  • 7. Cooling Down
  • 7.1. The Road to Beijing
  • 7.2. Football Fall-Out
  • 7.3. Northern Reminders
  • 7.4. Pyeongchang Victory
  • 7.5. Succession in the North
  • 8. Sporting Systems Today
  • 8.1. The North Korean Model
  • 8.2. The South Korean System
  • 9. Lessons From Other Divided Nations
  • 9.1. Two Germanies
  • 9.2. The Two Yemens
  • 9.3. Two Vietnams
  • 9.4. China-Taiwan
  • 9.5. The Sporting Dimensions
  • 9.5.1. Germany
  • 9.5.2. Yemen
  • 9.5.3. Vietnam
  • 9.5.4. China-Taiwan
  • 9.6. Lessons to be Learnt?
  • 10. Conclusion.