Japan, Sport and Society

Tradition and Change in a Globalizing World

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

Av Joseph Maguire, Masayoshi Nakayama, UK) Maguire, Joseph (Loughborough University, Japan) Nakayama, Masayoshi (Shimane University

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Evolving for centuries in relative isolation, sport in Japan developed a unique character reflective of Japanese culture and society. In recent decades, Japan's drive towards cultural and economic modernization has consciously incorporated a modernization of its sports cultures. Japan, Sport and Society provides insights into this process, revealing the tensions between continuity and change, tradition and modernity, the local and the global in a culture facing the new economic and political realities of our modern world. The book explores three broad areas of interest:sport and modern society in Japancurrent issues in social reconstruction and reproduction in sportmodernization, globalization and sport in Japan.Providing unprecedented access to new work from Japanese scholars, and raising key questions of globalization and cultural identity, this text represents a fascinating resource for students and researchers of sport and society.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2005-12-19
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
Vikt530 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieSport in the Global Society
Antal sidor192
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780714653587

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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 SportChapter FourEconomic development and the value aspect of sportChapter FiveSustainable sport and environmental problems: The E-boat movement as a social experiment in green sportChapter SixVoluntary associations formed through sport spectatorship: A case study of pro baseball fan clubChapter SevenPlayfulness and gender in Japanese modern societyModernization, Globalization and Sport: A Critical ExaminationChapter EightFIFA World Cup 2002: The Japanese football phenomena in cultural contextsChapter NinePhysical Cognition in Sport: Something of wisdom buried in modernizationChapter TenGlobalization: The changing field of Japanese sport

"Maguire (sociology of sport, Loughborough U., UK) and Nakayama (sport sociology, Shimane U., Japan) bring together ten research articles by Japanese scholars on issues of sport, culture, and Japanese society. The first group of articles discusses innovation in martial arts, the emergence and development of Japanese school sport, and the development of the Japanese baseball professional ideology. Sociological processes of social reconstruction and reproduction is the major theme of papers on sustainable sport and environmental problems, role of voluntary associations in the formation of sport spectatorship, and issues of gender and sport. The final group looks at Japanese sport in the context of modernization and globalization." --Reference & Research Book News