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Marrow of the Nation: A History of Sport and Physical Culture in Republican China (Asia: Local Studies / Global Themes)
Andrew D. Morris
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| #1852346 in Books | 2004-09-13 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.32 x1.18 x6.30l,1.70 | File type: PDF | 388 pages||4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.| The clash of Imperial China and Western revolutionary modern|By R. C Zak|An important book on the politics of physical culture in China. Those wishing to get a deep insight into the role and importance of martial arts to Chinese nationalism will find this book invaluable. The book focuses on the terrible time during the political, social, and economic collapse of traditional Ch||"Marrow of the Nation is the first book about how new ideas of sport and the body shaped the Chinese nation in its formative years. It is a much needed contribution toward understanding the origins of China's long quest to host the Olympic games." - Susan Brow
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 modern natio...
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