The Digital Library of Latin American and Caribbean Sports (DLLACS)

Items

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• ¿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.