Del i serien Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture
Sport and Society in Latin America
Diffusion, Dependency, and the Rise of Mass Culture
Inbunden, Engelska, 1988
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A very exciting collection that explores sport in itself and also as a cultural phenomenon. In unexpected ways, bicycles are linked to modernization in Mexico, baseball takes on socialist overtones in the Yucatan, and the political outlook in Cuba and Nicaragua is explained in terms of their emphasis on sports. This reviewer especially liked Lever's article on Brazil, in which she demonstrates that sport helps complex modern societies cohere. Spanning a time period from the turn of the century to the present, the seven essays offer dramatic insights into Latin American societies; Robert Levine's conclusion presents comparisons with sports in the US. This new entry into the growing field of sport and social analysis is highly recommended for college and university libraries. ChoiceA collection of eight original essays by distinguished scholars, this book examines the role of sports, particularly soccer and baseball, in Latin America from the late 19th century to the present. The first study of its kind, Sport and Society in Latin America vividly demonstrates the ways in which sport can be used to study various historical and social processes and expands our understanding of sport as a major form of social behavior in Latin America. The contributors analyze the relationship of sport to foreign penetration and cultural imitation, urbanization and the rise of mass society, social divisiveness and social integration, class conflict, politics, and nationalism and revolution.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum1988-07-07
- Mått156 x 235 x 14 mm
- Vikt595 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieContributions to the Study of Popular Culture
- Antal sidor176
- FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
- ISBN9780313247743
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