title: The female dragons awake: women, sport and society in the early years of the new China.
abstract: This article, based on archival records, published documents, interviews with elite sportswomen and three regional case studies, deals with the radical social, economic, cultural and political changes in the early years of the Communist China, the consequent changes in women's lives and the eventual extraordinary impact on elite women's sport. It analyses the complicated relations between the communist system, gender ideology, sports policy, international politics and elite women's sport. With the establishment of a variety of sports institutions, systems and structures women in increasing numbers took part in competitive sport and produced even increasingly remarkable achievements.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Dong
mesh_terms: D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000266:history / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D003148:Communism / Q000266:history; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006078:Government Programs / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D012919:Social Behavior; D012922:Social Change / Q000266:history; D012924:Social Conditions / Q000266:history; D011049:Social Control Policies / Q000266:history; D013177:Sports / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D019876:Sports Equipment / Q000266:history; D014930:Women / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology; D014933:Women's Rights / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence