Sport In Cuba
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Sport In Cuba
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Author : Paula J. Pettavino
language : en
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
Release Date : 1994-09-15
Sport In Cuba written by Paula J. Pettavino and has been published by University of Pittsburgh Pre this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-09-15 with History categories.
No aspect of Cuban life more clearly epitomizes their government's emphasis on image-building and individual participation than the system of physical culture and competitive athletics. Indeed the Cuban record in international athletics is the most universally recognized success of the communist revolution, as indicated by the Cuban arrival in the 1972 Olympics and the 1991 Pan-American Games, when Cuba beat the United States in the gold medal tally, dominating boxing, baseball, and winning the marathon. The fruits of the Cuban sports system were again in evidence at the Barcelona Olympics of 1992, despite the severe deprivation caused by the collapse of the island's socialist allies.In spite of the obvious success and political importance of sport in Cuba, very little has been written on the subject. Sport in Cuba closes this gap. In the first major study on the Cuban system of sports and physical culture, Paula J. Pettvino and Geralyn Pye analyze how sports was given such a high priority in Cuba, how the country became a world power by the mid-1970s, and the impact of sports on Cuban society. Moving from the early days when the government's approach to sports was loosely defined, through the construction of a complex system of physical culture, to the current years of uncertainty, Sport in Cuba utilizes both archival sources and personal interviews. It will be of interest to Latin Americanists and students of sports.
Sport In Latin America And The Caribbean
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Author : Joseph Arbena
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2002
Sport In Latin America And The Caribbean written by Joseph Arbena and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
Sport in Latin America and the Caribbean is the most comprehensive overview to date of the development of modern sports in Latin America. This new book illustrates how and why sport has become a central part of the political, economic, and social life of the region and the repercussions of its role. This highly readable volume is composed of articles on a wide variety of sports-basketball, baseball, volleyball, cricket, soccer, and equestrian events-in countries and regions throughout Latin America. Broad in scope, this volume explores the definition of modern sport; whether sport is enslaving, liberating, or neutral; if sport reflects or challenges dominant culture; the attributes and drawbacks of professional versus amateur sport; and the difference between sport in capitalist and socialist nations.
Sport Under Communism
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Author : James Riordan
language : en
Publisher: Hurst & Company
Release Date : 1978
Sport Under Communism written by James Riordan and has been published by Hurst & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Pitching Around Fidel
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Author : Scott L. Price
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Pitching Around Fidel written by Scott L. Price and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Sports categories.
Sports Without Freedom Is No Sport At All
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Author : Unión Deportiva de Cuba Libre
language : en
Publisher: Miami : Unión Deportiva de Cuba Libre
Release Date : 1963
Sports Without Freedom Is No Sport At All written by Unión Deportiva de Cuba Libre and has been published by Miami : Unión Deportiva de Cuba Libre this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with Communism categories.
Social Roles Of Sport In Carib
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Author : Michael A Malec
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-11-15
Social Roles Of Sport In Carib written by Michael A Malec and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-15 with Social Science categories.
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Havana Boxing Club
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: powerHouse Books
Release Date : 2015-12-15
Havana Boxing Club written by and has been published by powerHouse Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-15 with Photography categories.
Boxing is one of the most popular sports in Cuba and its fighters are recognized the world over for their skills and finesse. The Cuban national team holds more Olympic medals in the sport than any other country, making the nation a hotbed of emerging global champions. State-sanctioned and promoted since the revolution, amateur boxing's potential for fame and relative wealth makes it a beacon for impoverished youth yearning for a better life. Shot all across the Republic of Cuba,Havana Boxing Clubdocuments amateur boxing schools and the aspiring, determined boys studying the sweet science. Compiled over the course of eight years, French photographer Thierry Le Goues spent countless hours in the complex network of training facilities that abound in the island nation, developing relationships with the coaches and their young progeny, following the rise and fall of countless talents and wannabes. The resulting images are of young fighters struggling, sweating, and fighting to overcome anything thrown in their way--inside the ring and out. Le Goues' luscious tritone black and white photographs depict rigorous training camps, boxing rings erected in the streets of small villages in the Cuban countryside, the lows of these young boxers struggling with abject poverty and crushing defeat, and the ultimate highs of rising up victorious over all obstacles and challengers. The pure instinct to survive against overwhelming odds and to realize their dreams of boxing on the national team is both startling and beautiful.Havana Boxing Clubcaptures the sport's arresting beauty and unrelenting brutality.
Pitching Around Fidel
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Author : Scott L. Price
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Pitching Around Fidel written by Scott L. Price and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Sports categories.
A book which provides rare insight into the intimate relationship Cubans have with sports.
Sport Under Communism
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Author : James Riordan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
Sport Under Communism written by James Riordan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Physical education and training categories.
Havana Hardball
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Author : César Brioso
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Release Date : 2015-10-13
Havana Hardball written by César Brioso and has been published by University Press of Florida this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-13 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In February 1947, the most memorable season in the history of the Cuban League finished with a dramatic series win by Almendares against its rival, Habana. As the celebration spread through the streets of Havana and across Cuba, the Brooklyn Dodgers were beginning spring training on the island. One of the Dodgers' minor league players was Jackie Robinson. He was on the verge of making his major-league debut in the United States, an event that would fundamentally change sports--and America. To avoid harassment from the white crowds in Florida during this critical preseason, the Dodgers relocated their spring training to Cuba, where black and white teammates had played side by side since 1900. It was also during this time that Major League Baseball was trying its hardest to bring the "outlaw" Cuban League under the control of organized baseball. As the Cubans fought to stay independent, Robinson worked to earn a roster spot on the Dodgers in the face of discrimination from his future teammates. Havana Hardball captures the excitement of the Cuban League's greatest pennant race and the anticipation of the looming challenge to MLB's color barrier. Illuminating one of the sport's most pivotal seasons, veteran journalist César Brioso brings together a rich mix of worlds as the heyday of Latino baseball converged with one of the most socially meaningful events in U.S. history.