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Playing with the big boys : basketball, American imperialism, and subaltern discourse in the Philippines /

"'Playing with the Big Boys' traces the development of basketball in the Philippines from an educational tool during the early period of American colonial rule in the early twentieth century to a ubiquitous national pastime"--

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Antolihao, Lou (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2015.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Spheroid of Influence
  • 2. From Baseball Colony to Basketball Republic
  • 3. The Hollywoodization of Hoops
  • 4. Rooting for the Underdog
  • 5. Basketball without Borders
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About Lou Antolihao
  • Illustrations