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The East Asian Olympiads, 1934-2008 : building bodies and nations in Japan, Korea, and China /
The East Asian Olympiads, 1934-2008: Building Bodies and Nations in Japan, Korea, and China is the first scholarly volume to focus on the collective East Asian experience of the Olympic Games. These twelve essays, from the diverse disciplinary perspectives of anthropology, geography, history, politi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
Global Oriental,
©2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The East Asian Olympiads, 1934-2008: Building Bodies and Nations in Japan, Korea, and China is the first scholarly volume to focus on the collective East Asian experience of the Olympic Games. These twelve essays, from the diverse disciplinary perspectives of anthropology, geography, history, political science, and sports studies, explore how the Asian Olympics were used as patriotic exercises and yardsticks of social progress, shaped ideals of individual health and national strength, and were manipulated by states, interest groups, commercial concerns, and the media. This innovative collection suggests that the Olympics have played an important role in the creation of a modern East Asian identity in a world¿́¿and a global sporting culture¿́¿still dominated by the West. |
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| Notas: | Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 209 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004212657 9004212655 |