Japanese women and sport : : beyond baseball and sumo / / Robin Kietlinski.
In 'Japanese Women and Sport', Robin Kietlinski sets out to problematize the hegemonic image of the delicate Japanese woman, highlighting an overlooked area in the history of modern Japan. Previous studies of gender in the Japanese context do not explore the history of female participation...
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| Superior document: | Globalizing sport studies |
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| Place / Publishing House: | London : : Bloomsbury Academic,, 2011. |
| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Globalizing sport studies.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (206 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s). |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | In 'Japanese Women and Sport', Robin Kietlinski sets out to problematize the hegemonic image of the delicate Japanese woman, highlighting an overlooked area in the history of modern Japan. Previous studies of gender in the Japanese context do not explore the history of female participation in sport, and recent academic studies of women and sport tend to focus on Western countries. Kietlinski locates the discussion of Japanese women in sport within a larger East Asian context and considers the socio-economic position and history of modern Japan. Reaching from the early 20th century to the prese |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1283479133 9786613479136 1849666687 1849666695 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Robin Kietlinski. |