The National Games and National Identity in China - 9780367345037

The National Games and National Identity in ChinaA History\nAuthor(s): Liu Li, Fan Hong\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367345037, 978-0367345037\nSynopsis\nThe history of Chinas National Games reflects both the transformation of elite sport in China and wider Chinese society. This is the first book to describe the origins and development of the National Games through their dynamic relationship with Chinese politics, nationalism and identity in the modern era. \n\nLooking specifically at the role of the National Games in Chinas changing social, political and economic circumstances from 1910 to 2009, this book uncovers how the National Games reflected the shifts in state-led nationalist ideologies within three historical eras: the late Qing Dynasty and Republican China [tel], the early Peoples Republic of China [tel] and the Peoples Republic of China in the post-1980s [tel]. It also examines how the National Gam.