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Christianity and the Transformation of Physical Education and Sport in China

Christianity and the Transformation of Physical Education and Sport in China

Zhang, Huijie
Hong, Fan
Huang, Fuhua

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Focus on Sport, Culture and Society

FictionSports GeneralChinese History

ISBN10: 1138628212
ISBN13: 9781138628212
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jun 21 2017
Pages: 136
Weight: 0.68
Height: 0.38 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

Modern physical education and sport in China are not products of indigenous Chinese culture. Traditional Chinese culture linked strenuous physical activities to low class and status. Modern Western PE and sport were introduced to China by Western Christian missionaries and directors of the Young Men's Christian Association, and grew from a tool for Christian evangelism to an important tool for Chinese nation-building. This book examines this process of transformation of Chinese attitudes toward PE and sport, using the concepts of cultural imperialism and nationalism as a lens to understand how a Western cultural import became a modernization tool for the Chinese state.

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