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Author Gems, Gerald R.

Title The athletic crusade : sport and American cultural imperialism / Gerald R. Gems.

Imprint Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2006.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  796.09 G285a 2006    ---  Available
Description 233 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography 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.
Subject Sports and state -- United States.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 19th century.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.
United States -- Territorial expansion.
Sports -- Social aspects -- United States -- History.
Racism -- United States.
Imperialism -- Psychological aspects.
Civilization -- American influences.
ISBN 0803222165 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780803222168 (cloth : alk. paper)
Standard No. YDXCP 2256922
IG# 0803222165
NZ1 10452456
AU@ 000028541622

 
    
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