Sporting Gender is the first book to explore the rise to fame of female athletes in China in the early twentieth century. Gao shows how these women coped with the conflicting demands of nationalist causes, unwanted male attention, and modern fame, arguing that the athletic female form helped to create a new ideal of modern womanhood in China. This book brings vividly to life the histories of these women and demonstrates how intertwined they were with the aims of the state and the needs of society.
| ISBN: | 9780774824828 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 2014 |
| Author: | Yunxiang Gao |
| Publisher: | UBCPress an imprint of University of British Columbia Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 348 pages |
| Series: | Contemporary Chinese Studies |
| Genres: |
Gender studies: women and girls Sporting events and management |
Sporting Gender is the first book to explore the rise to fame of female athletes in China in the early twentieth century. Gao shows how these women coped with the conflicting demands of nationalist causes, unwanted male attention, and modern fame, arguing that the athletic female form helped to create a new ideal of modern womanhood in China.
Sporting Gender features in the following genres: Gender studies: women and girls, Sporting events and management
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Sporting Gender was written by Yunxiang Gao and published by UBCPress an imprint of University of British Columbia Press
Sporting Gender has 348 pages
Yes it is part of Contemporary Chinese Studies series