Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-224) and index.
Contents
1. Race, religion, and manifest destiny -- 2. China and the rejection of Christianity -- 3. Baseball and bushido in Japan -- 4. Sport and colonialism in the Philippines -- 5. Hawaii as a cultural crossroads of sport -- 6. Cuba and the rehabilitative qualities of sport -- 7. Sport and the restoration of pride in Puerto Rico -- 8. Sport and economic retaliation in the Dominican Republic -- 9. The outposts of empire -- 10. The globalization of sport -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.