| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 266 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Research in the sociology of sport ; v. 7
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Research in the sociology of sport ; v. 7.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
Research on Indigenous participation in sport offers many oppertunities to better understand the political issues of equality, empowerment, self-determination and protection of culture and identity. This volume compares and conceptualises the sociological significance of Indigenous sports in different international contexts. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Chris Hallinan, Barry Judd -- No 'museum piece' : aboriginal games and cultural contestation in subarctic Canada / Michael K. Heine -- Lassoing and reindeer racing versus 'universal' sports : various routes to Sámi identity through sports / Eivind ô. Skille -- 'A reservation hero is a hero forever' : basketball, irony, and humor in the novels of James Welch, Sherman Alexie, and Stephen Graham Jones / Billy J. Stratton -- Neoliberalism as neocolonialism? : Considerations on the marketisation of Waka Ama in Aotearoa/New Zealand / Renee K.L. Wikaire, Joshua I. Newman -- Towards cultural competence : how incorporating Maori values could benefit New Zealand sport / Holly Raima Hippolite, Toni Bruce -- Resisting critical analyses : gatekeeping issues with Australian indigenous subjects / Stella Coram, Chris Hallinan -- Sport for development in Zambia : the new or not so new colonisation? / Ruth Jeanes [and others] -- The legacy of Jack Johnson on aboriginal Australia / John Maynard -- Indigenous reconciliation games : selling Australian football as the new game to the new South Africa / Barry Judd, Chris Hallinan -- Youth development through recreation : Eurocentric influences and aboriginal self-determination / Alana Rovito, Audrey R. Giles -- Paradigm lost : indigenous games and neoliberalism in the South African context / Cora Burnett -- Hope and strength(s) through physical activity for Canada's aboriginal peoples / Victoria Paraschak -- Uncomfortable icons : uneasiness, expectations, and American Indians in sport / C. Richard King. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- Sports.
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Indigenous peoples. |
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Sports. |
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Indigenous peoples -- Political and social views.
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Political and social views. |
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Indigenous peoples -- Social life and customs.
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Indigenous peoples -- Social life and customs. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Judd, Barry, 1968-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hallinan, Chris. Native Games. Bradford : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2013 9781781905913 |
| ISBN |
9781781905920 (electronic book) |
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1781905924 (electronic book) |
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9781781905913 (hardback) |
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1781905916 (hardback) |
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