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More Than Just Peloteros - Sport and U.S. Latino Communities (Paperback)
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More Than Just Peloteros - Sport and U.S. Latino Communities (Paperback)
Series: Sport in the American West
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Although the Latino/a population of the United States has exploded
since the 1960s, an analysis of its place in the history of
American sport has, until recently, been sorely underrepresented.
The thoughtful and coherent essays in More Than Just Peloteros
demonstrate that participation in sport and recreation develops
identity and involvement in the lives of Spanish-speaking people
throughout what is now the United States. The articles feature
accounts of eras and events as varied as the Latino experience
itself, including horse racing in colonial San Antonio, boxing in
New York City, baseball in the barrios of 1930s Chicago, basketball
in a 1950s Arizona mining town, and, of course, high school
football in South Texas. As the nation's demographics continue to
change, more and more Latinos/as will, undoubtedly, leave their
marks on the fields of athletic competition at levels ranging from
the local to the professional, the business offices of franchises
and colleges, and as general consumers of American sporting events
and goods. This volume recognizes and encourages the role that
sport and recreation play in the day-to-day existence of Spanish
speakers in the United States.
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