Historicizing the Pan-American Games
About this ebook
Historicizing the Pan-American Games presents 12 original articles on the Games. Topics range from the origins of the Games in the period between the world wars, to their urban, hemispheric and cultural legacies, to the policy implications of specific Games for international sport. The entire collection is set against the shifting economic, social, political, cultural, sporting and artistic contexts of the turbulent western hemisphere. Historicizing the Pan-American Games makes a significant contribution to the literature on major games, Olympic sport and sport in the western hemisphere. This book was previously published as a special issue of The International Journal of the History of Sport.
About the author
Bruce Kidd, A former Olympian, has written extensively about the history and politics of the modern Olympic Movement and international sport. He is a Professor of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto.
Cesar R. Torres is Professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Sport Studies, and Physical Education at The College at Brockport, State University of New York. He is a fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology and a former President of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport.
