Sport and the American occupation of the Philippines bats, balls, and bayonets

Sport and the American occupation of the Philippines bats, balls, and bayonets

This interdisciplinary study analyzes the role of sport during the American occupation of the Philippines and how it related to race, religion, government, and more. It examines how sport was used by colonial authorities to achieve occupation aims and argues that similar strategies continue to be pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gems, Gerald R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Resource
Language:English
Published: Lanham Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2016.
[Singapore iGLibrary; Heritage Books of Asia]
Subjects:
Sports > Philippines > History > 20th century.
Philippines > Civilization > American influences.
Philippines > History > 1898-1946.
Online Access:http://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/ROWMANB0014987.html
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