ABSTRACT
This is the first book to offer a comprehensive overview of the history, development and contemporary significance of sport in Asia. It addresses a wide range of issues central to sport in the context of Asian culture, politics, economy and society.
The book explores diverse topics, including the history of traditional Asian sport; the rise of modern sport in Asia; the Olympic Movement in Asia; mega sport events in Asia; sport governance and policy; gender, class and ethnicity in Asian sport, and Asia’s sporting heroes and heroines. With contributions from 74 leading international scholars, it offers a new perspective on understanding Asian sport and society, telling the story of how sport in this mega-region is coming together and reshaping the world in the process. It also provides readers with a wide lens through which to better contextualise the relationships between Asia and the world within the global sport community.
The Routledge Handbook of Sport in Asia is a vital resource for students and scholars studying the history, politics, sociology, culture and policy of sport in Asia, as well as sport management, sport history, sport sociology, and sport policy and politics. It is also valuable reading for those working in international sport organisations.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|95 pages
Asia’s traditional sport
chapter 5|9 pages
The transmission modes of taijiquan
part II|101 pages
The rise of modern sport and the Olympic Movement in Asia
chapter 11|11 pages
The foundation and early years of the Olympic Council of Asia
chapter 19|16 pages
The rise of modern sport in colonial Singapore
part III|95 pages
Sport policy and practice
chapter 21|11 pages
Sport diplomacy at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang
chapter 23|9 pages
The reform of China’s elite sport system
part IV|113 pages
Social stratification and diversity in Asian sport
chapter 37|11 pages
Sport and ethnicity in Indonesia
part V|74 pages
Sport in West Asia and the Middle East
chapter 44|18 pages
Playing ball
part VI|65 pages
Asian mega sporting events
part VII|46 pages
Asia’s sport heroes and heroines