Embodied nation : sport, masculinity, and the making of modern Laos /

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This text examines how sport and ideas of physicality have shaped the politics and culture of modern Laos. Viewing the country's extraordinary transitions through the lens of physical culture, Simon Creak's lively and incisive narrative illuminates a nation that has no reputation in sport...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Creak, Simon (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2015.
Colección:Southeast Asia--politics, meaning, memory.
Temas:
1900-1999
Nationalism > Laos > History.
Masculinity > Political aspects > Laos.
Sports and state > Laos.
Physical education and training > Laos.
Sports > Laos > History > 20th century.
Nationalisme > Laos > Histoire.
Masculinité > Aspect politique > Laos.
Sports > Politique gouvernementale > Laos.
Éducation physique > Laos.
Sports > Laos > Histoire > 20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
HISTORY > Asia > Southeast Asia.
Masculinity > Political aspects.
Nationalism.
Physical education and training.
Sports.
Sports and state.
Sport
Kultur
Männlichkeit > Motiv
Laos > History > 20th century.
Laos > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Laos.
Laos
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This text examines how sport and ideas of physicality have shaped the politics and culture of modern Laos. Viewing the country's extraordinary transitions through the lens of physical culture, Simon Creak's lively and incisive narrative illuminates a nation that has no reputation in sport and is typically viewed, even from within, as a country of cheerful but lazy people.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780824853167
0824853164
9780824869724
0824869729

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