Description
- The first book to describe the origins and development of the National Games in China
- Explores the dynamic interrelationship between the Games, Chinese politics and nationalism
- Fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in the politics, history and culture of contemporary China
Table of Contents
Preface 1. Modern Chinese Nation, Nationalism, National Identity and Sport 2. The Origin and Development of the National Games in the Late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, 1910-1948 3. Governance of Sport and the National Games in the PRC, 1949–1979 4. The National Games and China’s Olympic Strategy in the Post-1980s 5. The National Games and National Identity in China Appendix
