More than just peloteros : sport and US Latino communities /
Examines the history of Latino/a athletes in American sports, including baseball, boxing, football, basketball and horse racing. Also evaluates the role of sports in Spanish-speaking culture in the United States.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lubbock :
Texas Tech University Press,
[2014]
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| Series: | Sport in the American West.
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Table of Contents:
- "Buena gana tenia de ir a jugar": The Recreational World of Early San Antonia, Texas, 1718-1845 / Jesus F. de la Teja
- A Variable of Unwavering Significance: Latinos, African Americans, and the Racial Identity of Kid Chocolate / Enver M. Casimir
- Beyond the Baseball Diamond and Basketball Court: Organized Leisure in Interwar Mexican South Chicago / Michael Innis-Jimenez
- Los Heroes del Barrio: Mexican Americans, Race, and Masculinity in Sports in El Paso, Texas, 1940-1950 / Eduardo Garcia
- "Bad Boy" of Tennis: Richard 'Pancho' Gonzalez, Racialized Masculinity, and the Print Media in Postwar America / Jose M. Alamillo
- Courting Success and Realizing the American Dream: Arizona's Mighty Miami High School Championship Basketball Team, 1951 / Christine Marin
- Mexican Americans of South Texas Football: The Athletic and Coaching Careers of E. C. Lerma and Bobby Cavazos, 1932-1965 / Jorge Iber
- Friday Night Rights: South Texas High School Football and the Struggle for Equality, 1930s-1960s / Joel Huerta
- Baseball Players, Organizational Communication, and Cultural Diversity: Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Minor-League Clubhouses / William Harris Ressler
- Major League Soccor Scores and Own Goal in Houston: How Branding a Team Alienated Hispanic and Latino Fans / Ric Jensen and Jason Sosa.