Although the Latino/a population of the United States has exploded since the 1960s, an analysis of its place in the history of American sport has, until recently, been sorely underrepresented. The thoughtful and coherent essays in More Than Just Peloteros demonstrate that participation in sport and recreation develops identity and involvement in the lives of Spanish-speaking people throughout what is now the United States. The articles feature accounts of eras and events as varied as the Latino experience itself, including horse racing in colonial San Antonio, boxing in New York City, baseball in the barrios of 1930s Chicago, basketball in a 1950s Arizona mining town, and, of course, high school football in South Texas. As the nation's demographics continue to change, more and more Latinos/as will, undoubtedly, leave their marks on the fields of athletic competition at levels ranging from the local to the professional, the business offices of franchises and colleges, and as general consumers of American sporting events and goods. This volume recognizes and encourages the role that sport and recreation play in the day-to-day existence of Spanish speakers in the United States.

Formato	Tapa suave
Número de Páginas	320
Lenguaje	Inglés
Editorial	Texas Tech University Press
Fecha de Publicación	2015-01-02
Dimensiones	8.9" x 6.0" x 0.9" pulgadas
Serie	Sport in the American West
Letra Grande	No
Con Ilustraciones	Si
Temas	Estudios Hispanos/Latinos, Hispano, Latino

Iber, Jorge

Jorge Iber is a professor of history and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas Tech University. Over the past 10 years, he has written and published widely on the topic of the participation of Latinos/as in the history of U.S. sports.