{"product_id":"go-nation-9780520276321","title":"Go Nation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGo (Weiqi in Chinese) is one of the most popular games in East Asia, with a steadily increasing fan base around the world. Like chess, Go is a logic game but it is much older, with written records mentioning the game that date back to the 4th century BC. This title deals with this game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Moskowitz advances our understanding of the key roles that sports play in gendering societies in Asia ... this book is Invaluable.\" -- Yunxiang Gao Signs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  Fieldwork  Notes on Terminology  Acknowledgements   Chapter 1. Introduction  The Game of Weiqi  New Technologies  The Ranking System  Gender Coding and the Naturalization of Difference  Weiqi Women  Ambiguous Identities and Taiwan's Women's Team  Constructing Masculinities and the Weiqi Sphere   Chapter 2. Multiple Metaphors and Mystical Imaginaries: A Cultural History of  Weiqi  The Rules  Weiqi in Comparison with Chess  Religious Mysticism and Historical Teleologies  From Stigma to Status  Weiqi's War Imagery   Chapter 3. Nation, Race, and Man  The Scholar and the Warrior  Chinese Masculinities: Individual Formation and Nationalist Discourses  Anti-Japanese Sentiments as Nation Building  Japan's Weiqi Legacy  Mastering East Asia: National Rivalries and International Competitions  Conceptualizing Nations, Rethinking Play  An Unexpected Nostalgia for the Japanese Era   Chapter 4. Becoming Men: Children's Training in Contemporary China  Weiqi Teachers and the Confucian Ideal  Modernizing Influences--Weiqi Schools as Corporate Structures  The Students  Weiqi as a Disciplinary Mechanism  Weiqi as Sport--Beyond the Cartesian Divide  Disciplining Parents   Chapter 5. A Certain Man: University Students, Amateurs, and Professionals  Class Consciousness and Relentless Competition  Suzhi  Weiqi's Suzhi Discourse  The Peking University Weiqi Team, Ranks, and the Amateur\/Professional Divide  Professional Training  Facing the Future   Chapter 6. Retirement and Constructions of Masculinity Among Working Class Weiqi Players  First Contact  Retirement  Park Culture  Kibitzing as a Social Ideal  Lived Histories  Masculinity Among the Working Class at the Park   Chapter 7. Conclusion:  Looking Forward to a Bygone Age   Glossary of Terms  Citations  Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402863059287,"sku":"9780520276321","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520276321.jpg?v=1730481714","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/go-nation-9780520276321","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}