{"product_id":"olimpismo-the-olympic-movement-in-the-making-of-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-9781682261101","title":"Olimpismo: The Olympic Movement in the Making of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Olympic Games are a phenomenon of unparalleled global proportions. This book examines the rich and complex involvement of Latin America and the Caribbean peoples with the Olympic Movement, serving as an effective medium to explore the making of this region. The nine essays here investigate the influence, struggles, and contributions of Latin American and Caribbean societies to the Olympic Movement. By delving into nationalist political movements, post-revolutionary diplomacy, decolonization struggles, gender and disability discourses, and more, they define how the nations of this region have shaped and been shaped by the Olympic Movement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis original and important collection of essays offers an additional lens to the analysis of Latin America and the Caribbean and sheds new light on the intersection of sports, politics, nation building, and identity formation.\"- Raanan Rein, Professor of Latin American and Spanish History, Tel Aviv University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSport Policy, the YMCA, and the Early History of Olympism in Uruguay - Shunsuke Matsuo\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Enthusiastic Yet Awkward Dance Partners: Olympism and Cuban Nationalism - Thomas F. Carter\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Olympic Diplomacy and National Redemption in Post-revolutionary Mexico - Keith Brewster and Claire Brewster\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The Nationalist Movement and the Struggle for Freedom in Puerto Rico’s Olympic Sport - Antonio Sotomayor\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Adhemar Fereira da Silva: Representations of the Brazilian Olympic Hero - Fabio De Faria Peres and Victor Andrade de Melo\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Solving “the Problem of Argentine Sport”: The Post-Peronist Olympic Movement in Argentina  -  Cesar R. Torres\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUn compromiso de tod@s\u003c\/i\u003e: Women, Olympism, and the Dominican Third Way - April Yoder\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Dis-assembling the Logocentric Subject at the Paralympic Games: The Case of Colombian Powerlifter Fabio Torres - Chloe Rutter-Jensen\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In Search of the Olympic Games’ Future Significances: Contributions from Buenos Aires, Mexico City, and Rio de Janeiro - Lamartine Pereira Dacosta\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion - Christopher Gaffney\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"University of Arkansas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042097791319,"sku":"9781682261101","price":26.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781682261101.jpg?v=1750953001","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/olimpismo-the-olympic-movement-in-the-making-of-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-9781682261101","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}