By representing their experience of modernity as different from the
West in their respective Olympic Games, Asian nations reveal much
about the ambitions and anxieties of being an Asian host in the
continuing western Olympic hegemony. This original work explores
the encounter between 'the East and the West' by analyzing the
deliberate self-presentational cultural diplomacy historically
required of Asian Olympic hosts. Exploring the relationship between
Modern Asia and the Olympic Games, it focuses on the forgotten
history of the 1940 Tokyo Olympics to reveal the complex and
fascinating encounter between Japan and the world in the 1930s. The
book is the first full account of this encounter and draws
substantially on Japanese sources hitherto unknown in the
English-speaking world. It argues that this encounter sets the
scene and the tone for later Asian involvement in the Olympic
Movement. It includes chapters on: Imperial Commemoration and
Diplomacy the Japanese Fascist Olympics the Event, Japanese Style
the Spectre of 1940 in Later Asian Olympics. This work fills a gap
in the literature, and provides an original addition to the history
of Japanese culture, Asian cultures and the Olympic Movement. This
book is a special issue of The International Journal of the History
of Sport.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Sport in the Global Society |
| Release date: |
October 2008 |
| First published: |
2007 |
| Authors: |
Sandra Collins
|
| Dimensions: |
246 x 174 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
198 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-49561-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-415-49561-X |
| Barcode: |
9780415495615 |
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