by Xu (Author), KIRBY (Author), Guoqi (Author), William C. (Author)
Drawing on archival sources to analyze a hundred-year perspective on sports in China, this book explores why the country became obsessed with Western sports at the turn of the twentieth century, and how it relates to China's search for a national and international identity.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 330
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 13 May 2008
ISBN 10: 0674028406
ISBN 13: 9780674028401