Sports and nationalism in Latin/o America /
This book presents a broad selection of research on connections between sports and nationalism in Latin American and the Latino USA. It brings a critical cultural studies approach to studies of both historical and contemporary contexts from throughout the Americas, with a focus on the region's...
| Other Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2015.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | New directions in Latino American cultures.
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| Summary: | This book presents a broad selection of research on connections between sports and nationalism in Latin American and the Latino USA. It brings a critical cultural studies approach to studies of both historical and contemporary contexts from throughout the Americas, with a focus on the region's emblematic sport of soccer, as well as baseball, boxing, paraolympic sports, surfing, tennis and basketball, among others. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 307 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781137487186 1137487186 |