Modern Sport – The Global Obsession The Global Obsession: Politics, Religion, Class, Gender Essays in Honour of J. A. Mangan

Sport has become more than a simple physical expression or game– it now pervades all societies at all levels and has become bound up in nationalism, entertainment, patriotism and culture. Now a global obsession, sport has infiltrated into all areas of modern life and despite noble ideals that sport stands above politics, religion, class, gender and ideology, the reality is often very different. These essays by leading academics and rising new talent consider the phenomenon of modern sport and its massive influence over global society. Together, this collection is also a tribute to the pioneering and inspirational work of Professor J.A. Mangan on the political, religious, class and gender-based aspects of modern sport, from academics greatly influenced by him and his writing. This book was previously published as a special issue of The International Journal of the History of Sport.

Prologue: Transcending National Boundaries. Boria Majumdar 1. A Man for the Future. Boria Majumdar and Projit B. Mukharji 2. Beijing Ambitions: An Analysis of the Chinese Elite Sports System and its Olympic Strategy for the 2008 Olympic Games Fan Hong, Ping Wu and Huan Xiong 3.Women, Nationalism and the Beijing Olympics: Preparing for Glory. Dong Jinxia 4. ‘Sadly Neglected’ – Hunting and Gendered Identities: A Study in Gender Construction. Callum McKenzie 5. Amateur World Champion, 1893: The International Cycling Career of American Arthur Augustus Zimmerman, 1888 – 1896 Andrew Ritchie 6 An Imperial Legacy – British by Inclination: Socialization, Education and a Gibraltarian Sense of Identity E. G. Archer 7. Discipline, Character, Health: Ideals and Icons of Nordic Masculinity 1860 – 1930 Henrik Meinander 8. Closing the Circle: Sponsorship and the Greek Olympic Games from Ancient Times to the Present Day Penelope Kissoudi 9. Maharajas and Cricket: Self, State, Province and Nation Boria Majumdar 10. The Political Significance of Sport: An Asian Case Study – Sport, Japanese Colonial Policy and Korean National Resistance, 1910 – 1945 Gwang Ok 11. Sport as a Political Tool: Tanzania and the Liberation of Africa Hamad S. Ndee 12. Celluloid Soccer: The Peculiarities of Soccer in Bengali Cinema Sharmistha Gooptu 13. Sedentary Games and the Nationalist Project: A Silent History Nirbed Ray and Projit Bihari Mukharji 14. Sports History in India: Prospects and Problems Kausik Bandyopadhyay 15. ‘For All That Was Good, Noble and True’: A Middle Class Martial Icon of Canadian Patriotism and British Imperialism John Lovell Dashwood Canada and the Great War. Colm Hickey 16. ‘Christ and the Imperial Games Fields’ in South-Central Africa – Sport and the Scottish Missionaries in Malawi, 1880 – 1914: Utilitarian Compromise. Markku Hokkanen. Epilogue: A Fine Example Has Boundless Power Fan Hong

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