Tag: Movement

Researching Embodied Sport Exploring movement cultures


Free Download Ian Wellard, "Researching Embodied Sport: Exploring movement cultures "
English | ISBN: 1138041300 | 2017 | 212 pages | EPUB | 860 KB
Despite a growing interest in the sociology of the body, there has to date been a lack of scholarly work addressing the embodied aspects which form a central part of our understanding and experience of sport and movement cultures. Researching Embodied Sport explores the political, social and cultural significance of embodied approaches to the study of sport, physical activities and dance. It explains how embodied approaches fit with existing theory in studies of sport and movement cultures and makes a compelling case for incorporating an embodied approach into the study of sporting practices and experience.

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Japanese Women and the Transnational Feminist Movement before World War II


Free Download Taeko Shibahara, "Japanese Women and the Transnational Feminist Movement before World War II"
English | ISBN: 1439910383 | 2014 | 222 pages | PDF | 2 MB
This book traces the development of feminist consciousness in Japan from 1871 to 1941. Taeko Shibahara uncovers some fascinating histories as she examines how middle-class women navigated between domestic and international influences to form ideologies and strategies for reform. They negotiated a humanitarian space as Japan expanded its nationalist, militarist, imperialist, and patriarchal power.

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