The social roles of sport in Caribbean societies / edited by Michael A. Malec.

Contributor(s):

Malec, Michael A

Series: Caribbean studies ; v. 9 | Caribbean studies ; v. 9.Publication details: Australia, United States: Gordon and Breach Publishers, 1995.Description: xiv, 251 pages; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

2884491341
9782884491341
288449135X
9782884491358

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

306.4/83/09729 21

LOC classification:

GV591 .S63 1995

Online resources:

Contents:

Ch. 1. Neglected Fields: Sports in the Caribbean / Michael A. Malec -- Ch. 2. Cricket, Colonialism, and the Culture of Caribbean Politics / Kevin A. Yelvington -- Ch. 3. West Indian Cricket as Cultural Resistance / Maurice St. Pierre -- Ch. 4. Ideologies of West Indian Cricket / Christine Cummings -- Ch. 5. Gender, Inequality, Sport, and Professional Achievement in Jamaica / Beverley J. Anderson -- Ch. 6. Headcase, Headstrong, and Head-of-the-Class: Resocialization and Labelling in Dominican Baseball / Alan M. Klein -- Ch. 7. A Parkboy Remembers Colts, Products of a Subculture of Sport / Roy L. Austin -- Ch. 8. Wither Jets, Hawks, and Civic? Conflict, Continuity, and Change in the Organization of Sport in a Trinidad Community: The Case of Port Fortin, 1970-1993 / Roy Derek McCree -- Ch. 9. Open Cultural Space: Grassroots Basketball in the English-Speaking Caribbean / Jay R. Mandle and Joan D. Mandle.

Ch. 10. The Making and Remaking of White Lightning in Cuba: Politics, Sport, and Physical Education Thirty Years after the Revolution / John Sugden, Alan Tomlinson and Eamon McCartan -- Ch. 11. "And They're Off": Sport and the Maintenance of Community in St. Croix / John R. Mitrano and Robbin E. Smith.

Summary: For the first time, a single book looks at the political, social, economic and cultural effect that sports such as baseball, soccer, basketball, and cricket have on today's modern Caribbean society. This collection of essays from various disciplines paints an interesting and timely portrait of sports and their function in and effect on Caribbean society. The Social Roles of Sport in Caribbean Societies discusses not only the cultural aspects of Caribbean sports but their economic and political impact as well. Overall, the volume provides an in-depth exploration of the very powerful effect that sports has on society in general and the Caribbean in particular.

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	OCLC Data	Daphne Douglas Reading Room		Available		0000000007845

"Originally published in 1990 in volume 14, number 1 of The arena revue, Boston College, Massachusetts"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

For the first time, a single book looks at the political, social, economic and cultural effect that sports such as baseball, soccer, basketball, and cricket have on today's modern Caribbean society. This collection of essays from various disciplines paints an interesting and timely portrait of sports and their function in and effect on Caribbean society. The Social Roles of Sport in Caribbean Societies discusses not only the cultural aspects of Caribbean sports but their economic and political impact as well. Overall, the volume provides an in-depth exploration of the very powerful effect that sports has on society in general and the Caribbean in particular.

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