This book explores several cultural and historical paths intertwined
in the genesis and development of sport and physical activities within
colonial and postcolonial contexts. As far as youth organizations and
Western-based sports are concerned, the Independencies political split
needs to be reconsidered, from a cultural perspective with practices
overlapping spatial, chronological and epistemological borders. When
looking at the variety of practices, the colonial legacies and the
ensuing migration journeys through a global perspective, there is a
need to understand the diverse ways of composing and building the
postcolonial sport worlds. Multiculturalism (South Africa, France,
Algeria), transnational journeys (Pacific Islands), rebuilding of
national identities through sporting institutions (Ireland, West
Africa), racialization of the society (Rwanda, South Africa), gender
control (from the West-East to the North-South gap), sportization of
traditional/old games (Americas), and so on. Following the various
studies shaping this book, the ambivalence of sporting and physical
activities’ paths comes up. It is apparent these trajectories have
generated a mixed feeling of adhesion and repulsion towards Western
hegemonies in postcolonial societies.
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ISBN
9781317238317
Publisert
2018
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Utgiver
Taylor & Francis
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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