Full Description
Sport has been a component of African cultural life for several hundred years. In today's globalised world, Africans and Africa have become a vital part of the international sporting landscape. This is the first book to attempt to survey the full historical, contemporary and geographical breadth of that landscape, drawing on multi-disciplinary scholarship and addressing key themes such as colonialism, ethnicity and sporting integration, migration, global sporting politics, mega-events, international sporting organisations, indigenous peoples, and development. It is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in sport studies, sport history, African history or African culture.
Contents
Introduction 1. Ancient Egyptian Games and Contests 2. Sporting Cultures in Pre-Colonial West Africa 3. Sporting Cultures in Pre-Colonial Eastern and Southern Africa 4. North African Sporting Cultures to 1900 5. Missionaries and the Spread of Sport in Sub-Saharan Africa 6. Colonialism and Sport in Settler Regions of Africa 7. British Imperialism and African Sport 8. French Imperialism and North African Sport 9. French Imperialism and West African Sport 10. African Sport and Other Colonized Regions (Portuguese, Spanish, German, Belgian, Italian) 11. Sport and the Struggle for Independence 12. Africa and the Struggle Against Apartheid Sport 13. Africa and International Sports Organizations in the Globalised Era 14. African Women and Modern Sport 15. The African Diaspora and Sport in the Americas and Beyond 16. The Globalized Zulu and Africa in Global Sport Imagery 17. African Migration and Global Sport 18. North Africa and International Sports in the Postcolonial Era 19. The Black Body and Sports Performance Debates 20. Africa and the Sport for Development and Peace Project 21. Africa and Sports Tourism Conclusion: Making African Sport in the 21st Century
