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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Connexions LibraryBeyond a Boundary  James, C.L.R. Book 1963 Part memoir of a boyhood in a black colony (by one of the founders of African nationalism), part passionate celebration of the game of cricket, this book raises serious questions about race, class, po... International Workers' Olympiads: Wikipedia article Article International Workers' Olympiads were an international sporting event arranged between 1925 and 1937 by Socialist Workers' Sport International (SASI). It was an organisation supported by social democr... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - August 13, 2016: Sports and Politics Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 Sports and politics have always been intertwined, though perhaps never as much so as in the current era. In the modern sports era, survival and success depend largely on the favour of corporations, wh... Red Sport International: Wikipedia article Article The International Association of Red Sports and Gymnastics Associations, commonly known as Red Sport International (RSI) or Sportintern was a Comintern-supported international sports organization esta... Socialist Workers' Sport International: Wikipedia article Article Socialist Workers' Sport International (German: Sozialistische Arbeitersport Internationale, SASI) was an international socialist sporting organisation, based in Lucerne. It was founded in 1920, and c... Sport, Peace and Development: International Worker Sport 1913-2013: A festschrift book in honour of International Workers and Amateurs in Sports Confederation (CSIT) Olin, Kalevi Book 2013 Sport is seen to play an important role as a promoter for peace and social integration in different geographical, cultural and political contexts. Sports & Resistance: Against The Current vol. 118 Asen, Peter Ian Article 2005 The two most famous fists in American history belong to Tommie Smith and John Carlos. In 1968, Smith and Carlos finished gold and bronze, respectively, in the 200-meter dash competition in the Olympic... The Struggle For Canadian Sport Kidd, Bruce Book 1996 Bruce Kidd, a former track star, documents the development and transformation of Canadian sport in the twentieth century. The White Man in That Photo Gazzaniga, Riccardo; Dieffenbach, Alexa Combs Article 2015 Sometimes photographs deceive. Take this one, for example. It represents John Carlos and Tommie Smith's rebellious gesture the day they won medals for the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mex... The World Cup and the Corporatization of Soccer Galeano, Eduardo Article 2014 Huge global sporting contests, their boosters promise, will transform the nature of the host country. The billions South Africa poured into hosting the World Cup were touted by some as a form of devel... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryFifty years ago, Cassius Clay ‘shook up the world’ by winning the heavyweight title – and Marqusee, Mike 2014 The victory of the underdog who became Muhammad Ali – and how it wasn't just sport's hierarchies that were rocked by it. On the night of February 25, 1964, the 22 year old Cassius Clay defeated the su... |
