Women, Sport and Society in Modern China: Holding Up More Than Half the Sky

Women, Sport and Society in Modern China: Holding Up More Than Half the Sky
ISBN-10
1135763860
ISBN-13
9781135763862
Category
Social Science
Pages
358
Language
English
Published
2004-08-02
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Dong Jinxia

Description

Drawing on Chinese sources hitherto unavailable in the West including official documents and interviews with top athletes, the author explores the rise of Chinese super sportswomen and their relationship with politics, culture and society before and during the Cultural Revolution and through China's transition to a market economy.

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