More Than Just Peloteros - Sport and U.s. Latino Communities

Although the Latino/a population of the US 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.

About the author

Jorge Iber is a professor of history and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas Tech University. Over the past 10 years, he has written and published widely on the topic of the participation of Latinos/as in the history of U.S. sports.

Summary

"Examines the history of Latino/a athletes in American sports, including baseball, boxing, football, basketball, and horse racing. Also evaluates the role of sports in Spanish-speaking culture in the US."

Product details

• Authors: Jorge (EDT) Iber
• Assisted by: Jorge Iber (Editor)
• Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.01.2015
• EAN: 9780896729070
• ISBN: 978-0-89672-907-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Sport in the American West; Sport in the American West
• Subjects: Guides > Sport; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories