The Politicisation of Sport in Modern China

Communists and Champions

Fan Hong author Lu Zhouxiang author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:27th Apr '15

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The Politicisation of Sport in Modern China: Communist and Champions is 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.

"The authors have provided a benchmark in terms of analysing this important topic."

Sean Huddleston, University of the West of Scotland

"One of only a few English works offering a comprehensive review of the history and politics of sport in China."

Dr. Marcus P. Chu, Lingnan University,Hong Kong

ISBN: 9781138850583

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 385g

210 pages