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Women, Sport, and Society in Modern China (2003)

Women, Sport, and Society in Modern China (2003)

Jinxia Dong

Year: 2003
Authors: Jinxia Dong
Publishers: Psychology Press
Pages: 392
Print type: BOOK

Description:

Drawing on Chinese sources hitherto unavailable in the West including official documents and interviews with top athletes, the author explores the rise of Chinese super sportswomen and their relationship with politics, culture and society before and during the Cultural Revolution and through China's transition to a market economy.