Perspectives Asia: Two Sides of the Medals
Sports and Politics in Asia
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This issue of Perspectives Asia examines intersections of sports and politics. We look at how, through sports, identities are shaped, myths and heroes are born, and unconventional truths are buried.
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Date of Publication
September 2020
Publisher
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
Number of Pages
52
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Language of publication
English
Table of contents
- Editorial
- The Tokyo Olympics: East Asian Sporting Mega-events Revisited
Brian Bridges - The Fukushima Disaster and the Tokyo Olympics
Koide Hiroaki - Asia at the Olympics
Ashish Khandalikar - From the Streets to Stadiums: Extreme Sports in China
An Interview with Ding Yiyin - Sport in Southeast Asia: More than Medals, It’s the ‘We’ Feeling
Johanna Son - We are the Champions
Photographs by Pho Thar - Politics and Sports Capitalism in the Southeast Asian Games
Bonn Juego - Coming apart at the Seams: Why Women Workers in the Cambodian Garment Industry Need a Sporting Chance at Equality
Rachana Bunn - From Mud to Mat: How Kabaddi Recaptured the Public Imagination
Shripoorna Purohit - Skateistan: Empowering Girls to Follow their Dreams
An Interview with Zainab Hussaini - Shaping up Sport for all Genders
An Interview with Law Siufung