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Informationen zum Autor ROBIN is the middle child of five. He has three sisters and a brother. He is from a mixed heritage family. His father had a first nations mother and a west Indian father. His grandfather was the first black teacher in Toronto in 1923. His great, great grandfather was a slave from Gambia (Africa) and was smuggled up through the United States via the Underground Railway to Ontario in the 1800s. His mother is Irish heritage. He tries to write a poem and to meet a new person everyday when possible. Robin now resides in Victoria British Columbia and loves to return home to Toronto, Ontario where his roots and family are. Klappentext Written by a number of expert scholars from around the world, including China itself, with the aim of extending knowledge and taking the cross-cultural study of PE and sport beyond the descriptive level, this book provides unique and up to date material.Subjects covered include:*ancient and modern history*structure, administration and finance*PE in schools and colleges*elite sport*sport science and medicine*gender issues.Anyone wishing to gain an insight into the PE and sporting experience of Chinese citizens both in historical and contemporary society will find this book essential reading. It is an indispensable resource for students taking comparative sport studies courses, sports historians, and academics with a general interest in the cross-cultural field. Zusammenfassung No suitable book on this subject has ever been written. The articles are written by Chinese as well as Western scholars and give a clear and wide understanding of sport and PE in China from a historical and a contemporary perspective. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prefatory statement. History: ancient, modern (to 1949), post-1949. Physical eduaction in school and college. Structure administration, organisation, finance. Sport for all (policies and programes). Elite sport. Sports science and medicine. Gender issues in Chinese sport. Sport and international relations. Coaching and professional training. Conclusions....
