Ethnicity and Sport in North American History and Culture

George Eisen,David K. Wiggins

Ethnicity and Sport in North American History and Culture
Format
Hardback
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Country
United States
Published
23 August 1994
Pages
272
ISBN
9780313288142

Ethnicity and Sport in North American History and Culture

George Eisen,David K. Wiggins

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.

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