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JAPAN, SPORT AND SOCIETY
TRADITION AND CHANGE IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD |
| By: |
Joseph Maguire (Editor), Masayoshi Nakayama (Editor), Boria Majumdar |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0714682934 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780714682938 |
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| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
15 December, 2005 |
| Series: |
Sport in the Global Society |
| Pages: |
192 |
| Description: |
Examines the tension between traditional models of Japanese sport, developed over centuries of relative isolation, and the forces of modernization and Japanese determination to become a global power. |
| Synopsis: |
Evolving for centuries in relative isolation, sport in Japan developed a unique character reflective of Japanese culture and society. In recent decades, Japan's drive towards cultural and economic modernization has consciously incorporated a modernization of its sports cultures. Japan, Sport and Society provides insights into this process, revealing the tensions between continuity and change, tradition and modernity, the local and the global in a culture facing the new economic and political realities of our modern world. The book explores three broad areas of interest: * sport and modern society in Japan * current issues in social reconstruction and reproduction in sport * modernization, globalization and sport in Japan. Providing unprecedented access to new work from Japanese scholars, and raising key questions of globalization and cultural identity, this text represents a fascinating resource for students and researchers of sport and society. |
| Illustrations: |
28 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables, 4 black & white |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Routledge |
| Returns: |
Returnable |