Description |
1 online resource (xii, 428 pages). |
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Series |
Sport in the global society
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Sport in the global society.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Imperial origins: Christian manliness, moral imperatives and pre-Sri Lankan playing fields: consolidation / J.A. Mangan -- Celestials in touch: sport and the Chinese in colonial Singapore / N.G. Aplin and Quek Jon Jong -- "Sportsmanship": English inspiration and Japanese response: F.W. Strange and Chiyosaburo Takeda / Ikuo Abe and J.A. Mangan --- "Healthy bodies, healthy minds -sport and society in colonial Malaya / Janice N. Brownfoot -- Cricket in colonial India: the Bombay Pentangular, 1892-1946 / Boria Majumdar -- Sport in China: conflict between tradition and modernity, 1840s to 1930s / Fan Hong and Tan Hua -- Ideology, politics, power: Korean sport transformation, 1945-92 / Ha Nam-Gil and J.A. Mangan -- Shackling the lion: sport and modern Singapore / Peter A. Horton -- The juggernaut of globalization: sport and modernization in Iran / H.E. Chehabi -- "Pancasila": sport and the building of Indonesia: ambitions and obstacles / Iain Adams -- Communist China: sport, politics and diplomacy / Fan Hong and Xiong Xiaozheng -- The road to modernization: sport in Taiwan / Trevor Slack ⁵ [and others] -- Sport in modern India: policies, practices and problems / Packianathan Chelladurai ⁵ [and others] -- From Iran to all of Asia: the origin and diffusion of polo / H.E. Chehabi and Allen Guttman -- Epilogue: into the future: Asian sport and globalization / Fan Hong. |
Summary |
Linking sport to the emergence and growth of modern Asian society this collection of essays offers a lucid, original and highly readable history of politics, culture and sport in the world's most populous region. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Sports -- Asia -- History.
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Sports. |
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Asia. |
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History. |
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Sports -- Social aspects -- Asia.
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Sports -- Social aspects. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Added Author |
Mangan, J. A.
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Fan, Hong, 1957-
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Other Form: |
Print version: Sport in Asian society. London ; Portland, OR : F. Cass, 2003 (DLC) 2002151405 |
ISBN |
0203497422 (electronic book) |
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9780203497425 (electronic book) |
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071465342X (Cloth) |
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0714683302 (paper) |
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0203583531 (Adobe eReader Format) |
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