Ethnicity and Sport in North American History and Culture
David K Wiggins author George Eisen author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:30th Oct '95
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Examines the ethnic experience in North America through the unique lens of the history of sports, utilizing original research.
Comprised of 12 original essays and an Introduction, it chronicles sport as a social institution through which various ethnic and racial groups attempted to find the way to social and psychological acceptance and cultural integration.The editors use the unique lens of the history of sports to examine ethnic experiences in North America since 1840. Comprised of 12 original essays and an Introduction, it chronicles sport as a social institution through which various ethnic and racial groups attempted to find the way to social and psychological acceptance and cultural integration. Included are chapters on Native Americans, Irish-Americans, German-Americans, Canadians, African-Americans, Italian-Americans, Hispanics, and several more, showing how their sports participation also provided these communities with some measure of social mobility, self-esteem, and a shared pride.
ISBN: 9780275954512
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 425g
272 pages