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

Study of Chilean soccer as a window to study shifting notions of national identity during the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship.

In 1974, the Brazilian sports official João Havelange was elected FIFA's president in a tworound election, defeating the incumbent Stanley Rous. The upset, often attributed to a successful alliance with Asia, the Middle East and Africa, what at the time was referred to as the Third World surprised observers everywhere. The story told by Havelange himself describes a private odyssey in which the protagonist crisscrosses two thirds of the world canvassing for votes and challenging the institutional status quo. For many scholars, Havelange's triumph changed FIFA's (International Federation of Football Association) identity, gradually turning it into a global and immensely wealthy institution. Conversely, the election can be analyzed as a historically relevant event of social significance. It can be thought of as a political window by means of which the international dynamic of a specific moment in the Cold War can be perceived, especially the limitations and potentialities of the agency available to periphery countries at that time. The active role played by the military dictatorship and by segments of Brazilian civil society in the making of the campaign indicates the existence of a political project revolving around Havelange's candidacy. In this regard, this project seeks to understand which actors were involved in the election, how networks were shaped: and which political agents were directly engaged in the campaign.

Al examinar cómo el movimiento olímpico se desarrolló en Puerto Rico, Antonio Sotomayor ilumina el profundo rol que los deportes juegan en el proceso político y cultural de una identidad desarrollada dentro de una tradición autonomista en vez de una tradicional independencia política. La colonia soberana demuestra las sorprendentes negociaciones que dieron vida a una soberanía olímpica en una nación colonial, un caso único en Latinoamérica, y usa el deporte olímpico como una vitrina para observar asuntos más amplios como construcción de nacionalidad e identidad, hegemonía, pos-colonialismo y diplomacia internacional.

"A group of Argentine researchers from different disciplines formed from 1997 the Interdisciplinary Area of ​​Sports Studies , trying to converge the different contributions of those who are thinking about the issue of sport in Argentina. Among the objectives of the Area are the organization of the bibliography and the existing documentation on Social Studies of Sports in different languages; the realization of courses, seminars and discussion days, and the realization of new research in this field of studies. An earlier initiative of our production resulted in the appearance of the book Sports and Society (Eudeba, 1998), whose good reception shows the interest that the analysis of sport in our country is awakening in readers, carried out from different perspectives and themes." (Taken from website) This item has been collected by the DLLACS collection at the Latin American & Caribbean Studies Library.

A book of poetry on the topic of leisure and youth in early 19th century Puerto Rico.

It explains the sports during the Peronist period in Argentina. The item has been digitized by Google, is part of the HathiTrust digital library, and has been collected by the DLLACS collection at the Latin American & Caribbean Studies Library.

The website provides the access to various publications made by Periódico Récord. The newspaper includes recent information and articles about Colombian athletes, sporting events and other information. This item has been collected by the DLLACS collection at the Latin American & Caribbean Studies Library.

The website provides the access to various publications made by Acción Deportiva. The newspaper includes recent information and articles about soccer, athletes and other information. This item has been collected by the DLLACS collection at the Latin American & Caribbean Studies Library.

The website provides the access to various publications made by the magazine El Titular Deportes. The magazine includes recent information and articles about Colombian and international athletes, sporting events and other information. This item has been collected by the DLLACS collection at the Latin American & Caribbean Studies Library.

It explains the potentialities of the Latin American sporting goods market. The item has been digitized by Google, is part of the HathiTrust digital library, and has been collected by the DLLACS collection at the Latin American & Caribbean Studies Library.

It explains the sports in Latin America. The item has been digitized by Google, is part of the HathiTrust digital library, and has been collected by the DLLACS collection at the Latin American & Caribbean Studies Library.

It explains the rules of the games allowed to be played in Mexico. The item has been digitized by Google, is part of the HathiTrust digital library, and has been collected by the DLLACS collection at the Latin American & Caribbean Studies Library.