| Author(s) | Gyozo Molnar, Sara N. Amin, Yoko Kanemasu |
| Year | 2019 |
| Pages | 275 |
| Language | English
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| Format | PDF |
| Size | 4 MB
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| Publisher | Routledge |
| ISBN | 1138895725, 978-1138895720, B07F2K6KPY |
Although socio-cultural issues in
relation to women within the fields of sport and exercise have been
extensively researched, this research has tended to concentrate on the
Western world. Women, Sport and Exercise in the Asia-Pacific Region
moves the conversation away entirely from Western contexts to discuss
these issues with a sole focus on the geographic Asia-Pacific region.
Presenting
a diverse range of empirical case studies, from bodybuilding in
Kazakhstan and Thailand, karate in Afghanistan, and women’s rugby in
Fiji to women’s soccer in North Korea and netball in Papua New Guinea,
the book demonstrates how sports may be used as a lens to examine the
historical, socio-cultural and political specificities of non-Western
and post-colonial societies. It also explores the complex ways in which
non-Western women resist as well as accommodate sport and
exercise-related sociocultural oppression, helping us to better
understand the nexus of sport, exercise, gender, sexuality and power in
the Asia-Pacific area.
This is a fascinating and important
resource for students of sports studies, sports management, sport
development, social sciences and gender studies, as well as an excellent
read for academics and researchers with an interest in sport, exercise,
gender and post-colonial studies.