Japan, Sport and Society - Tradition and Change in a Globalizing World

Informationen zum Autor Joseph Maguire Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Japan, sport and society: Tradition and change in a globalizing world. Making Sport and Modern Japanese Society: 1. Innovation in martial arts: Forms of sport and modern Japanese society 2. The emergence and development of Japanese school sport 3. The Japanese baseball spirit and professional ideology Social Reconstruction, Reproduction and Sport Chapter Four Economic development and the value aspect of sport Chapter Five Sustainable sport and environmental problems: The E-boat movement as a social experiment in green sport Chapter Six Voluntary associations formed through sport spectatorship: A case study of pro baseball fan club Chapter Seven Playfulness and gender in Japanese modern society Modernization, Globalization and Sport: A Critical Examination Chapter Eight FIFA World Cup 2002: The Japanese football phenomena in cultural contexts Chapter Nine Physical Cognition in Sport: Something of wisdom buried in modernization Chapter Ten Globalization: The changing field of Japanese sport

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• Authors: Joseph Nakayama Maguire
• Assisted by: Joseph Maguire (Editor), Masayoshi Nakayama (Editor), Nakayama Masayoshi (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.2005
• EAN: 9780714682938
• ISBN: 978-0-7146-8293-8
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Sport in the Global Society
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; SPORTS & RECREATION / General, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Sports & outdoor recreation, Sport: general