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Latin America
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The Journal of the Latin American Socio-cultural Studies of Sport The Journal of the Latin American Socio-Cultural Studies of Sport (ALESDE) aims to disseminate Latin American scientific production in different socio-cultural areas (historical, sociological, anthropological, political, philosophical, economic, ethnographic and other approaches) that investigate the sport, considering its expanded contemporary and polysemic senses. This item has been collected by the DLLACS collection at the Latin American & Caribbean Studies Library.
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Por Amor a la Pelota: Once Cracks de la Ficción
Futbolera This is an edited collection of short stories about soccer in Latin America. There are 11 pieces of fiction written by authors from each one of the countries member of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, Confederación Sudamericana de Futbol). The book includes stories by Edmundo Paz Soldán (Bolivia) and Juan Villoro (México), to mention some. The item has been collected by the DLLACS collection at the Latin American & Caribbean Studies Library.
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Peligro de gol. Estudios sobre deporte y sociedad en América Latina This edited collection addresses the interplays between sports in Latin America and culture, politics, identities, and economy. Some chapters are in Spanish and some others, in Portuguese. The item has been collected by the DLLACS collection at the Latin American & Caribbean Studies Library.
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Futbologías. Fútbol, identidad y violencia en América Latina How multiple identities, such as nation, gender, or class, are expressed through football? What does it mean to be a fan of a specific football team? What does it mean to join a national football team? The chapters' book address these questions and some others, too. The authors explore several problems in different local scenarios, such as Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, Uruguay. The book contributes to comparative studies about sports and identities in Latin America. Some chapters are in Spanish and some of them, in Portuguese. The item has been collected by the DLLACS collection at the Latin American& Caribbean Studies Library.
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Política global y fútbol. El deporte como preocupación de las ciencias sociales Acknowledging that sports, specially football, is not anymore a State-centered issue but a global one, the book analyzes football and also other sports under an interdisciplinary perspective and the frame of social sciences, particularly, foreign affairs. Under this frame, the work addresses the international political economy of football, sports as a tool of State power, nationalisms and sports, football as a global economic power and its commercialization, the interplays between gender and sports, as well as cultural practices and football, among other topics. The item has been collected by the DLLACS collection at the Latin American & Caribbean Studies Library.
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¿Quién raya la cancha? : visiones,tensiones y nuevas perspectivas en los estudios socioculturales
del deporte en latinoamérica The book is a compilation of several works addressing different problems regarding sports in Latin America as a whole or in specific countries. For instance, the chapters explore topics such as public policies, violence, and gender in sports, particularly football, in countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, or Chile. Most of the works are in Spanish and some, in Portuguese. The item has been collected by the DLLACS collection at the Latin American & Caribbean Studies Library.
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Mundo Deportivo Mundo Deportivo is an Argentinean magazine specializing in sports. Issues from 1949 to 1956 are available upon request at the International and Area Studies Library. This publication is particularly relevant to the study not only of sports but other topics significant to scholarly research about Latin America. Populism in Argentina, politics in Latin America, racial and gender phenomena in the region, and Latin America's economic scenario are some of the issues that can be explored through sporting events and using this weekly sports magazine as a primary source. The UIUC library holds issues #1 to #523, that is, from April 1949 to May 1959. It has been collected by the DLLACS collection at the Latin American & Caribbean Studies Library.
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El Gráfico Published in Buenos Aires since 1919, "El Gráfico" is one of Latin America’s oldest and most respected sports magazine. The Library holds issues #1947 to #3608 (from January 1957 to November 1988), totaling 1,662 issues. This collection was acquired with the generous support of the William R. and Annie Laurie Horsfall Fund. It has been collected by the DLLACS collection at the Latin American & Caribbean Studies Library.
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Olympic World Library The Olympic World Library is a library maintain and supported by the Olympic Studies Centre, part of the International Olympic Committee. The IOC Olympic Studies is the world source of reference for Olympic knowledge and this library is simultaneously a library catalogue, an information portal and a search engine for Olympic knowledge. In particular, the Center holds valuable collections, including the IOC’s historical archives that offers over a kilometer of documents retracing the history of the IOC and the Olympic Movement from 1894 to the present day. It also provides access to 30,000 publications and 450 journals. The website is available in French and English. It has been collected by the DLLACS collection at the Latin American & Caribbean Studies Library.
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LA84 Sports Library and Digital Collection The LA84 Foundation maintains a traditional paper-based library as well as a growing digital library. Together, these collections cover all aspects of sports, with a particular emphasis on Olympic information. The LA84 Foundation was created with a share of the 1984 Olympic Games surplus and since 1985 has been supporting hundreds of non-profit youth sports organizations throughout Southern California annually, trains coaches, commissions research, convenes conferences and maintains the world’s premier Olympic and sports library collection. Although the interface is in English, the collection contains material originally published in other languages, such as French. The material is available in formats such as.pdf, .ps, .doc, .xls, .ppt, and .rtf. This resource has been collected by the DLLACS collection at the Latin American & Caribbean Studies Library.