Overview
A book that attempts to examine physical education for girls in eastern China from the late Qing period to the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japan War (1937-1945) in terms of its connection with the nation and social culture from the perspective of genders. It explores the new concepts and behaviors brought by the Western physical education for girls and how they impacted public opinions, school education, student's life, sports and competitions, spectator's responses, mass media, and visual culture.
