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Description:The Politicisation of Sport in Modern China: Communist and Championsis the first book in English which examines in chronological order key issues in sport in the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 2012 in the context of Chinese history, politics and society.It explores the complexity of Chinese sport including the sovietisation of Chinese sports policy and practice; the emergence of the two Chinas issue; the Cold War, the Cultural Revolution, sports diplomacy and sports militarism; China s turbulent journey of participation in the Asian Games and in the Olympics; the politics and policy of doping and anti-doping in Chinese sport; and China s sport in the post-Beijing Olympics era.By analysing the relationships between sport, diplomacy, politics and social transformation in China, the book examines how sport has played an important role in China s rise in the 20th and 21st centuries, and how China embraced the Olympic Movement and also influenced the world through the Olympic Games. Featuring major events, original documents and interviews with a wide breadth of insiders - from sports policy makers, Olympic medallists and ordinary Chinese - this book, for the first time, provides a comprehensive guide to the history of sport in the People's Republic of China. It is a fascinating book for academic researchers, general readers and students.This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Politicisation of Sport in Modern China: Communists and Champions (Sport in the Global Society - Historical Perspectives). To get started finding The Politicisation of Sport in Modern China: Communists and Champions (Sport in the Global Society - Historical Perspectives), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The Politicisation of Sport in Modern China: Communist and Championsis the first book in English which examines in chronological order key issues in sport in the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 2012 in the context of Chinese history, politics and society.It explores the complexity of Chinese sport including the sovietisation of Chinese sports policy and practice; the emergence of the two Chinas issue; the Cold War, the Cultural Revolution, sports diplomacy and sports militarism; China s turbulent journey of participation in the Asian Games and in the Olympics; the politics and policy of doping and anti-doping in Chinese sport; and China s sport in the post-Beijing Olympics era.By analysing the relationships between sport, diplomacy, politics and social transformation in China, the book examines how sport has played an important role in China s rise in the 20th and 21st centuries, and how China embraced the Olympic Movement and also influenced the world through the Olympic Games. Featuring major events, original documents and interviews with a wide breadth of insiders - from sports policy makers, Olympic medallists and ordinary Chinese - this book, for the first time, provides a comprehensive guide to the history of sport in the People's Republic of China. It is a fascinating book for academic researchers, general readers and students.This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Politicisation of Sport in Modern China: Communists and Champions (Sport in the Global Society - Historical Perspectives). To get started finding The Politicisation of Sport in Modern China: Communists and Champions (Sport in the Global Society - Historical Perspectives), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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