What is it about?
The essay covers social constructions of the concepts of race and ethnicity, whiteness studies, and assimilation theories. It suggests pertinent textbooks, case studies, and articles on ethnic groups' sporting practices for analysis.
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Why is it important?
It provides a guide for the study of sport history relatively free of academic jargon and accessible to teachers, students, and the general public.
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Part of an award winning book as the best anthology selected by the North American Society for Sport History.
Gerald Gems
North Central College
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This page is a summary of: Historians Take on Ethnicity, Race, and Sport, April 2014, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/9781118609446.ch18.
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