Marrow of the Nation : A History of Sport and Physical Culture in Republican China Hardback
by Andrew D. Morris
Part of the Asia: Local Studies / Global Themes series
Hardback
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By 1907, staff at the Tianjin YMCA were rallying their Chinese charges with the cry: When will China be able to send a winning athlete to the Olympic contests?
When will China be able to invite all the world to Peking for an International Olympic contest?
Nearly a century later, on the eve of China's first-ever Olympic games, this innovative book shows for the first time how sporting culture and ideology played a crucial role in the making of the modern nation-state in Republican China.
A landmark work on the history of sport in China, Marrow of the Nation tells the dramatic story of how Olympic-style competitions and ball games, as well as militarized forms of training associated with the West and Japan, were adapted to become an integral part of the modern Chinese experience.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:400 pages, 13 b-w photographs, 1 line drawing, 9 tables
- Publisher:University of California Press
- Publication Date:13/09/2004
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- ISBN:9780520240841
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:400 pages, 13 b-w photographs, 1 line drawing, 9 tables
- Publisher:University of California Press
- Publication Date:13/09/2004
- Category:
- ISBN:9780520240841
