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2) The Sovereign Colony: Olympic Sport, National Identity, and International Politics in Puerto Rico
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Language
English
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Description
Ceded to the United States under the terms of the Treaty of Paris after the Spanish-American War of 1898, Puerto Rico has since remained a colonial territory. Despite this subordinated colonial experience, however, Puerto Ricans managed to secure national Olympic representation in the 1930s and in so doing nurtured powerful ideas of nationalism.By examining how the Olympic movement developed in Puerto Rico, Antonio Sotomayor illuminates the profound
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Publisher
PM Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Examines the effects of big money interests of television and huge stadiums and corrupt politicians on the sport. Explores a radical soccer underground that sees the soccer as "the people's game" and tries to use it to effect fundamental change.
12) Invictus
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
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Description
Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match.