Native Americans and Sport in North America

Native Americans and Sport in North America
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 384
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ISBN-10 : 9781136769160
ISBN-13 : 1136769161
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Book Synopsis Native Americans and Sport in North America by : C. King

Download or read book Native Americans and Sport in North America written by C. King and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-11-07 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking examples from the United States and Canada, this comprehensive text offers compassionate and critical accounts of the Native American sporting experience. It challenges popular images of indigenous athletes and athletics; it explores Native American participation in and appropriation of EuroAmerican sports; and it unpacks social categories,


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