Marrow of the Nation: A History of Sport and Physical Culture in Republican China
(Part of the Asia: Local Studies / Global Themes Series)
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By 1907, staff at the Tianjin YMCA were rallying their Chinese charges with the cry: When will China be able to send a winning athlete to the Olympic contests? When will China be able to invite all the world to Peking for an International Olympic contest? Nearly a century later, on the eve of China's first-ever Olympic games, this innovative book shows for the first time how sporting culture and ideology played a crucial role in the making of the...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0520240847
ISBN13:9780520240841
Release Date:September 2004
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:400 Pages
Weight:1.80 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"
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