The Routledge handbook of sport in Asia
"This is the first book to offer a comprehensive overview of the history, development and contemporary significance of sport in Asia. It addresses a wide range of issues central to sport in the context of Asian culture, politics, economy and society. The book explores diverse topics including t...
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Routledge
2021
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: the Asian century and Asian sport / Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang
- Part 1. Asia's traditional sports
- Part 2. The rise of modern sport and the Olympic movement in Asia
- Part 3. Sport policy and practice: Public and private provision
- Part 4. Social stratification and diversity in Asian sport
- Part 5. Sport in West Asia and the Middle East
- Part 6. Asian mega sporting events
- Part 7. Asia's sport heroes and heroines