{"product_id":"9781849663403","title":"Japanese Women and Sport Beyond Baseball and Sumo","description":"\u003ch3\u003eGlobalizing Sport Studies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eJapanese Women and Sport\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBeyond Baseball and Sumo\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRobin Kietlinski\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSports \u0026amp; Recreation \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social Aspects\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobin Kietlinski sets out to problematize the hegemonic image of the delicate Japanese woman, highlighting an overlooked area in the history of modern Japan. Previous studies of gender in the Japanese context do not explore the history of female participation in sport, and recent academic studies of women and sport tend to focus on Western countries. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKietlinski locates the discussion of Japanese women in sport within a larger East Asian context and considers the socio-economic position and history of modern Japan. Reaching from the early 20th century to the present day, Kietlinski traces the progression of Japanese women's participation in sport from the first female school for physical education and the foundations of competitive sport through to their growing presence in the Olympics and international sport.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobin Kietlinski is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Department of History of Fordham University. She received her M.A. in 2004 and a Ph.D. in 2008 both in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from the University of Pennsylvania where she also won a William Penn Fellowship. Her dissertation was \"Faster, Higher, Stronger: Gender and the Olympic Games in Twentieth Century Japan\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 February 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781849663403\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331338535052,"sku":"9781849663403","price":117.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_b0c16d8b-3471-4d01-aa6f-b1ba32a802ca.jpg?v=1783596003","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781849663403","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}