Global Sports and Contemporary China

Sport Policy, International Relations and New Class Identities in the People’s Republic

AvOliver Rick,Longxi Li

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

This book examines the formation of a globally oriented sports system in China, from the beginning of the reform process in 1978 to the present, focusing on the period after the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-01-07
Mått:148 x 210 x 18 mm
Vikt:423 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Global Culture and Sport Series
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031185946

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Sportböcker inom Sport, fritid och hobby
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Oliver Rick is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sport Management and Recreation at Springfield College, USA.Longxi Li is a postdoctoral researcher in the Center for Leadership in Athletics at the University of Washington, USA.

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"The book underlays a firm foundation ... . this work by Rick and Li is suitable for the general public as well as sport studies scholars. It could serve as a reading material either for a course in sport sociology and/or sport politics in general, in particular for one who is interested in Chinese sport and its political and societal function." (Xiaoqian Richard HU, Asian Journal of Sport History & Culture, December 11, 2023)

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1: Introduction: Global Sport in Contemporary China.- Chapter 2: Chinese Sport Policy from Reform to the Millennium.- Chapter 3: An Olympic China: Sport and the Preparation for Beijing 2008.- Chapter 4: Global Sports and Shifting Focus: Sport Policy, Investment, and the Inter-Olympic Period.- Chapter 5: Sport and Accessing a Global Community.- Chapter 6: When the Global Game Comes to the People’s Republic.- Chapter 7: New forms of Domestic Distinction: Sport and Contemporary Chinese Class Structure.- Chapter 8: Tennis Culture and the Booming Urban Middle Class.- Chapter 9: China’s Sporting Self Determination: Achieving independent global sporting dominance.