{"product_id":"martial-arts-in-asia-history-culture-and-politics-paperback","title":"Martial Arts in Asia: History, Culture and Politics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFan Hong\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGwang Ok\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reawakening of Asian martial arts is a distinct example of cultural hybridity in a global setting. This book deals with history of Asian martial arts in the contexts of tradition, religion, philosophy, politics and culture. It attempts to deepen the study of martial arts studies in their transformation from traditional to modern sports. It is also important that this book explores how Asian martial arts, including Shaolin martial arts and Taekwondo, have worked as tools for national advocate of identities among Asians in order to overcome various national hardships and to promote nationalism in the modern eras. The Asian martial arts certainly have been transformed in both nature and content into unique modern sports and they have contributed to establishing cultural homogeneity in Asia. This phenomenon can be applied to the global community. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue in the \u003cem\u003eInternational Journal of the History of Sport\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFan Hong\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor in Asian Studies at Bangor University, UK. Her research interest is in the areas of gender studies and cross-cultural studies with special reference to China and Chinese sport. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGwang Ok is Professor of Physical Education at Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, South Korea. His research interest is social cultural history of sporting culture. He is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Transformation of Modern Korean Sport: Imperialism, Nationalism, Globalization\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Triple Asian Olympics: Asia Rising - the Pursuit of National Identity, International Recognition and Global Esteem\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 134\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.5 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52767834997043,"sku":"9780367530594","price":104.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZjVEZFhFeEtrYVhibTdXeUNnSlA5Zz09.webp?v=1764685530","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/martial-arts-in-asia-history-culture-and-politics-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}