Beyond C. L. R. James: Shifting Boundaries of Race and Ethnicity in Sports (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781557286499)

Beyond C. L. R. James brings together essays analyzing the intercon¬nections among race, ethnicity, and sport. Published in memory of C. L. R. James, the revolutionary sociologist and writer from Trinidad who penned the famous autobiographical account of cricket titled Beyond a Boundary, this collection of essays, many of which originated at the 2010 conference on race and ethnicity in sport at the University of West Indies, Cave Hill in Barbados, cover everything from Aborigines in sport and cricket and minstrel shows in Australia to Zulu stick fighting and football and racism in northern Ireland. The essays, divided into four sections that include introductory comments by each editor, are written by some of the more well-known sport historians in the world and characterized by a focus on the role of culture and sport in society in the context of both political economies and the state as well as colonial and postcolonial struggles. Included also are discussions on how sport at once brings people together, shapes the identities of its participants, and reflects the continuing search for social justice.

Author: John Nauright
ISBN-10: 1557286493
ISBN-13: 9781557286499
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2014
Pages: 393
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.47lbs
Size: 9.03h x 6.14w x 0.98d

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 10/24/2014 pg. 15