Sporting GenderSporting Gender is the first book to explore the rise to fame of female athletes in China during its national crisis of 1931 45 brought on by the Japanese invasion. By re mapping lives and careers of these athletes, administrators, and film actors within a wartime context, Gao shows how they coped with the conflicting demands of nationalist causes, unwanted male attention, and modern fame. Addressing themes of state control, media influence, fashion,