Christianity and the transformation of physical education and sport in China / Huijie Zhang, Fan Hong and Fuhua Huang.

Author/creator Zhang, Huijie
Other author Fan, Hong, 1957-
Other author Huang, Fuhua (Lecturer in physical education)
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Descriptionix, 126 pages ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects
Young Men's Christian Associations of China--History.
Physical education and training--China. --History. --19th century.
Physical education and training--China. --History. --20th century.
Physical education and training--Religious aspects. --Christianity.
Missionaries--China. --History.

SeriesRoutledge focus on sport, culture and society ; 3
Contents Christianity and modern sport : a cross-cultural context -- Christian missions and the emergence of western physical education and sport in China (1840-1908) -- Christian missions and the expansion of western physical education and sport in China (1908-1919) -- Rising nationalism and the diminishing role of the Christian institutions in Chinese national physical education and sport (1919-1928) -- Nationalism and the indigenization and modernization of physical education and sport in China (1928-1937) -- Missionary schools, the YMCA and the modernization of Chinese sport : cultural imperialism and nationalism.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017016007
ISBN9781138628212 (hardback)

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