Sports in Africa, Past and Present
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23516606 |
|---|---|
| Editors | Todd Cleveland, Tarminder Kaur, Gerard Akindes |
| Year | 2020 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-20 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Sports in Africa, Past and Present (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Ohio University Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/j.ctv224tvfw |
| OpenAlex | W4250387547 |
| ISBN | 9780821446966 |
| Open Library | OL49571354M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
"These groundbreaking sports studies essays demonstrate how Africans past and present have utilized sports to forge complex identities and shape Africa's dynamic place in the world. Since the late-nineteenth century, modern sports in Africa have both reflected and shaped cultural, social, political, economic, generational, and gendered relations on the continent. Originally intended as a means of "civilizing" indigenous populations and upholding then-current notions of racial hierarchies and "muscular Christianity," Africans soon appropriated these sporting practices to fulfill their own varied interests. This social history collection encompasses a wide range of topics, including women footballers in Nigeria, Kenya's world-class long-distance runners, pitches and stadiums in communities large and small, fandom and pay-to-watch kiosks, the sporting diaspora, sports pedagogy, sport as resistance and as a means to forge identity, sports heritage, the impact of politics on sport, and sporting biography"
Geography · History · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society · Aspect sociologique · Recreation · Social aspects · sociological aspects · Sports
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |