J.A. Mangan Sport in Hong Kong (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Sport in Hong KongCondition: NewSubtitle: Culture, Identity, and PolicyEAN: 9781433185373ISBN: 9781433185373Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing IncFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 01/18/2024Description: This edited volume fills a gap in this understudied niche of sport in Hong Kong by offering an interdisciplinary inquiry that acknowledges sport as a global force that shapes local culture, identity, and politics. As such this publication accommodates perspectives across sociology, cultural studies, anthropology, policy studies, and history to offer both a rich and complementary account of sporting culture in Hong Kong’s socio-historical context. In the past, Orientalist myths told through movies and advertisements have produced an idealized image of Hong Kong as a city of hybridity, a place where "East meets West," with a futurist skyline that has inspired countless steampunk and sci-fi novels. However, the last few years have significantly changed the global perception of this Asian metropolis amidst the formation of a new geopolitical frontier. This volume is not so much a documentation of a peculiar sports system, but a timely discussion and analysis of Hong Kong as a postcolonial place in crisis mode.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 225mmItem Length: 150mmItem Weight: 349gContributor: J.A. Mangan (Series edited by), Tobias Zuser (Edited by), Lawrence Ho (Edited by)Genre: Society & CultureTopic: Social Sciences, Sports & HobbiesBook Series: Sport in East and Southeast Asian SocietiesAuthor: J.A. ManganRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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