1st Edition

The National Games and National Identity in China A History

By Liu Li, Fan Hong Copyright 2017
136 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

136 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

136 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The history of China’s 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. Looking specifically at the role of the National Games in China’s changing social,... Read more

Preface

1. Modern Chinese Nation, Nationalism, National Identity and Sport

2. The Origin and Development of the National Games in the Late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, 1910-1948

3. Governance of Sport and the National Games in the PRC, 1949–1979

4. The National Games and China’s Olympic Strategy in the Post-1980s

5. The National Games and National Identity in China

Appendix

Biography

Liu Li is a lecturer in the College of Sports and Physical Education at Anhui Normal University, China

Fan Hong is Professor of Asian Studies at Bangor University, UK

Provides a clear picture of the inextricable relationship between nationalism, national identity, and sport megaevents in China from 1910 to the 1980s [...] very absorbing.

Chia-Ju Yen, National Taiwan Sport University