"Caribbean Hoops" accounts for the growth, present status, and likely future of Caribbean basketball. Using ethnographic data, the authors describe and analyze the factors that have influenced the sport's development, its strengths and voluntarism and commercialism as modes of organization, its special problem for referees, its political significance, and its methods of governance. Engaging and topical, this book represents a unique viewpoint on a growing, influential athletic and cultural phenomenon.
Language
English
Pages
121
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Routledge
Release
March 01, 1994
ISBN
2884491066
ISBN 13
9782884491068
Caribbean Hoops: The Development of West Indian Basketball
"Caribbean Hoops" accounts for the growth, present status, and likely future of Caribbean basketball. Using ethnographic data, the authors describe and analyze the factors that have influenced the sport's development, its strengths and voluntarism and commercialism as modes of organization, its special problem for referees, its political significance, and its methods of governance. Engaging and topical, this book represents a unique viewpoint on a growing, influential athletic and cultural phenomenon.