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Playing with the Big Boys - Basketball, American Imperialism, and Subaltern Discourse in the Philippines (Hardcover)
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Playing with the Big Boys - Basketball, American Imperialism, and Subaltern Discourse in the Philippines (Hardcover)
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Basketball has a lock on the Filipino soul. From big arenas in
Manila to makeshift hoops in small villages, basketball is played
by Filipinos of all walks of life and is used to mark everything
from summer breaks for students to religious festivals and many
other occasions. Playing with the Big Boys traces the social
history of basketball in the Philippines from an educational and
“civilizing” tool in the early twentieth century to its status
as national pastime since the country gained independence after
World War II. While the phrase “playing with the big
boys” describes the challenge of playing basketball against
outsized opponents, it also describes the struggle for recognition
that the Philippines, as a subaltern society, has had to contend
with in its larger transnational relationships as a former U.S.
colony. Lou Antolihao goes beyond the empire-colony
dichotomy by covering Filipino basketball in a wider range of
comparisons, such as that involving the growing influence of Asia
in its region, particularly China and Japan. In this context,
Antolihao shows how Philippines basketball has moved from a vehicle
for Americanization to a force for globalization in which the
United States, while still a key player, is challenged by other
basketball-playing countries.
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