Gaijin Yokozuna A Biography of Chad Rowan

Informationen zum Autor Mark Panek is assistant professor of English at the University of Hawai'i, Hilo. Klappentext Chad Rowan left his home in rural Hawaii for Tokyo with visions of becoming a star athlete in Japan's national sport, sumo. Five years later, he became the first gaijin to advance to sumo's top rank, yokozuna. This book chronicles the events leading to that improbable scene, tracing his life from his Hawaii upbringing to his retirement ceremony.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Panek
• Publisher: University of hawaii press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 01.06.2006
• Subject: Guides > Sport > Martial arts, self-defence
• EAN: 9780824830434
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-3043-4
• Pages: 301
• Dimensions (packing): 15.2 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm
• Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports; Biography / Autobiography; SPORTS & RECREATION / Wrestling