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
Autor principal: Creak, Simon (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Männlichkeit > Motiv
Kultur
Sport
Sports and state.
Sports.
Physical education and training.
Nationalism.
Masculinity > Political aspects.
HISTORY > Asia > Southeast Asia.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Sports > Laos > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Éducation physique > Laos.
Sports > Politique gouvernementale > Laos.
Masculinite > Aspect politique > Laos.
Nationalisme > Laos > Histoire.
Sports > Laos > History > 20th century.
Physical education and training > Laos.
Sports and state > Laos.
Masculinity > Political aspects > Laos.
Nationalism > Laos > History.
Laos.
Laos
Laos > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Laos > History > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
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 (334 pages).
ISBN:9780824853167

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