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Sport in Korea : History, development, management.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kwak, Dae Hee.
- Series:
- Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports--Korea (South)--History.
- Sports.
- Korea (South)--Relations--Korea (North).
- Korea (South).
- Korea (North)--Relations--Korea (South).
- Korea (North).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (278 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Taylor and Francis, 2017.
- Summary:
- "Korea has become a powerful force in global sport, with South Korea finishing fifth in the medals table at London 2012 and hosting the Winter Olympics in 2018. This book brings together scholars from disciplines including sport history, sociology, journalism, economics, sport development, and sport management to explore the significance of sport in contemporary Korea. Presenting a variety of international perspectives, it plots the dynamic evolution of sport in Korea and envisions the possibilities for its future. Each chapter focuses on a key topic of current relevance, such as sport in the context of shifting relations between North and South Korea, or the role of sport in the expression of Korean nationalism. Arguing that individuals, institutions, businesses, and governments have actively leveraged or exploited sport to influence developments in various social, economic, cultural, and political arenas, this book sheds new light on the importance of sport as a catalyst for change in Korea. This is indispensable reading for any student or scholar with an interest in sport, history, and culture in Korea."--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I Sport history, nationalism, and culture; 1 Modern sport in Korea: a historical perspective; 2 Becoming a member of the Japanese national football team as a Korean: the 1936 Berlin Olympic trials and colonial Korea; 3 Diplomacy in play: the role of sport in early Korea-Israel relations; 4 Who's afraid of soccer fans? The double-edged sword of South Korea's sports nationalism.
- 5 Vanishing species or still vigorous players? Korean newspaper sports journalists in a rapidly changing industry6 A philosophical problem of the Korean church's missiological use of sports; 7 North and South Korean relations and sport: displaying unified Korean nationalism at the 2002 Busan Asian Games; 8 Nationalizing the balletic body in Olympic figure skating; Part II Sport development, business, and policy; 9 Changes in habitual attendance at Korean baseball games.
- 10 Comparative analysis of American antitrust law and Korean monopoly regulation and fair trade act: unfair trade practice and labor relations in Korean professional baseball11 Korean baseball and soccer: is there evidence of consumer substitution between games?; 12 Reorganization challenges facing Korean baseball; 13 Corporate social responsibility strategies for Korean professional sport leagues; 14 The impact of hosting mega sporting events on the images of South Korea and Korea's corporate brand: a case of 2011 World Track and Field Championships.
- Notes:
- 15 Value-based Taekwondo education and businessIndex.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 23, 2017).
- ISBN:
- 9781315229775
- 1315229773
- 9781351860062
- 1351860062
- 9781351860079
- 1351860070
- OCLC:
- 999667515
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