Women, Sport and Society in Modern China： Holding up More than Half the Sky.pdf

Sport in the Global Society General Editor: WOMEN, SPORT AND SOCIETY IN MODERN CHINA SPORT IN THE GLOBAL SOCIETY General Editor: The interest in sports studies around the world is growing and will continue to do so. This unique bines aspects of the expanding study of sport in the global society,prehensiveness parison under one editorial umbrella. It is particularly timely, with studies in the political, cultural, anthropological, ethnographic, social, economic, geographical and aesthetic elements of sport proliferating in institutions of higher education. Eric Hobsbawm once called sport one of the most significant practices of the late eenth century. Its significance was even more marked in the late twentieth century and will continue to grow in importance into the new millennium as the world develops into a ‘global village’ sharing the English language, technology and sport. Other Titles in the SeriesSport in Asian SocietyPast and Present Edited by and Fan Hong Freeing the Female BodyInspirational Icons Edited by and Fan Hong Footbinding, Feminism and FreedomThe Liberation of Women’s Bodies in Modern China Fan Hong er in South AsiaEmpire, Nation, Diaspora Edited by Paul Dimeo and James Mills Superman SupremeFascist Body as Political Icon—Global Fascism Edited by Shaping the SupermanFascist Body as Political Icon—Aryan Fascism Edited by Scoring for BritainInternational Football and International Politics, 1900–1939 Peter Sporting NationalismsIdentity, Ethnicity, Immigration and Assimilation Edited by Mike Cronin and David Mayall The Games Ethic and ImperialismAspects of the Diffusion of an Ideal The Race GameSport and Politics in South Africa Douglas Booth Rugby’s Great SplitClass, Culture and the Origins of Rugby League Football Tony Collins Making the Rugby WorldRace, Gender, Commerce Edited by Timothy and John Nauright The First Black FootballerArthur Wharton 1865–193