Lu ZhouxiangLu Zhouxiang is a lecturer in Chinese Studies at the School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, National University of Ireland Maynooth (NUIM). He received both of his Bachelor and Master degrees in Education from Chengdu Sport University n China and obtained his PhD at University College Cork, Ireland (UCC). Before joining NUIM in 2011, he held positions at UCC School of Asian Studies and the Irish Institute of Chinese Studies (UCC). His main research interests are modern Chinese history, nationalism and globalism, and comparative studies between the West and China in the field of sport. His recent publications include: Sport, Nationalism and the Building of the Chinese Nation State (1912-49) (2011) and Sport and Nationalism in China (2013) with Fan Hong. Read More Read Less