Women, Sport, and Society in Modern China
Holding Up More Than Half the Sky
Authors: Jinxia Dong
Publisher: Psychology Press · Published: 2003
Pages: 357
Categories: Social Science / Sociology / General, Social Science / Women's Studies, Sports & Recreation / General
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.
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