More Than Just Peloteros: Sport and U.S. Latino Communities (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780896729070)

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.

Author: Jorge Iber
ISBN-10: 0896729079
ISBN-13: 9780896729070
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/02/2015
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 01/01/2015 pg. 111
Choice 07/01/2015