1968 was a year of protest in civil society (Prague, Paris, Chicago) and a year of protest in sport. Meanwhile, students in Mexico demonstrated against social priorities in Mexico, the host of the 1968 Games. This title presents the memories of activists who were 'on the ground' using sport as a site for the struggle for human rights. From the Mexico Olympics of 1968 to the events surrounding the Olympic torch relay leading up to Beijing 2008, sport has been a site for political and human rights struggles. This book captures the memories of important historical actors involved and presents…mehr
1968 was a year of protest in civil society (Prague, Paris, Chicago) and a year of protest in sport. Meanwhile, students in Mexico demonstrated against social priorities in Mexico, the host of the 1968 Games. This title presents the memories of activists who were 'on the ground' using sport as a site for the struggle for human rights.From the Mexico Olympics of 1968 to the events surrounding the Olympic torch relay leading up to Beijing 2008, sport has been a site for political and human rights struggles. This book captures the memories of important historical actors involved and presents the latest scholarly analyses of past and present these efforts.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Russell Field is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management at the University of Manitoba, whose current research examines the contested meanings of global sporting events. Bruce Kidd is currently Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education and Health at the University of Toronto. During more than forty years, Kidd has combined careers as an internationally ranked athlete, coach, sports administrator, professor and dean with critical scholarly and popular writing about sport, often on the issues in which he has been directly involved.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword: 1968 and All That: Social Change and the Social Sciences of Sport Peter Donnelly 1. 'To Remember is to Resist': An Introduction Russell Field Section 1: Remembering 2. The Conservative Vision of the Amateur Ideal and its Paradoxical Whitening Power: The Story of Valerie Jerome in 1950s and 1960s Canadian Track and Field Valerie Jerome and Stuart Parker 3. The Athlete as Sisyphus: Reflections of an Athlete Advocate Ann Peel 4. Tony Suze's Reflections on the Importance of Sport in the Struggle to End Apartheid Chuck Korr 5. The Untold Story of Robben Island: Sports and the Anti-apartheid movement Anthony Suze Section 2: Resisting 6. 'In Good Conscience': Andy Flower, Henry Olonga and the death of democracy in Zimbabwe Callie Batts 7. Social Change and Popular Culture: Seminal Developments at the Interface of Race, Sport and Society Harry Edwards 8. Anti-Apartheid Boycotts and the Affective Economies of Struggle: The Case of Aotearoa New Zealand Malcolm MacLean 9. It's Not Just Sport: Delhi and the Olympic Torch Relay Boria Majumdar and Nalin Mehta 10. Between Small Everyday Practices and Glorious Symbolic Acts: Sport-based Resistance Against the Communist Regime in Czechoslovakia Dino Numerato Section 3: Continuing contemporary Struggles 11. The Ambiguities of Development: Implications for 'Development Through Sport' David R. Black 12. One Day, One Goal? PUMA, Corporate Philanthropy and the Cultural Politics of Brand 'Africa' Michael D. Giardina 13. 'No Olympics on Stolen Native Land': Contesting Olympic Narratives and Asserting Indigenous Rights within the Discourse of the 2010 Vancouver Games Christine M. O'Bonsawin 14. Epilogue: The Struggles Must Continue Bruce Kidd
Foreword: 1968 and All That: Social Change and the Social Sciences of Sport Peter Donnelly 1. 'To Remember is to Resist': An Introduction Russell Field Section 1: Remembering 2. The Conservative Vision of the Amateur Ideal and its Paradoxical Whitening Power: The Story of Valerie Jerome in 1950s and 1960s Canadian Track and Field Valerie Jerome and Stuart Parker 3. The Athlete as Sisyphus: Reflections of an Athlete Advocate Ann Peel 4. Tony Suze's Reflections on the Importance of Sport in the Struggle to End Apartheid Chuck Korr 5. The Untold Story of Robben Island: Sports and the Anti-apartheid movement Anthony Suze Section 2: Resisting 6. 'In Good Conscience': Andy Flower, Henry Olonga and the death of democracy in Zimbabwe Callie Batts 7. Social Change and Popular Culture: Seminal Developments at the Interface of Race, Sport and Society Harry Edwards 8. Anti-Apartheid Boycotts and the Affective Economies of Struggle: The Case of Aotearoa New Zealand Malcolm MacLean 9. It's Not Just Sport: Delhi and the Olympic Torch Relay Boria Majumdar and Nalin Mehta 10. Between Small Everyday Practices and Glorious Symbolic Acts: Sport-based Resistance Against the Communist Regime in Czechoslovakia Dino Numerato Section 3: Continuing contemporary Struggles 11. The Ambiguities of Development: Implications for 'Development Through Sport' David R. Black 12. One Day, One Goal? PUMA, Corporate Philanthropy and the Cultural Politics of Brand 'Africa' Michael D. Giardina 13. 'No Olympics on Stolen Native Land': Contesting Olympic Narratives and Asserting Indigenous Rights within the Discourse of the 2010 Vancouver Games Christine M. O'Bonsawin 14. Epilogue: The Struggles Must Continue Bruce Kidd
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