History of Sports
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 Game MisconductInjury, Fandom, and the Business of Sport |
“You’re not a human being, you’re a number, a product, an asset as long as you can perform. If you can’t perform, then you’re a liability and they’ll drop you.” Professional athletes suffer … | Nathan Kalman-Lamb | 192 | 2018 | View |
 Immodest and Sensational150 Years of Canadian Women in Sports |
With the Canadian women’s Olympic hockey team and other high-profile female athletes in recent years drawing a healthy share of the sports media limelight, there is a perception that … | M. Ann Hall | 96 | 2008 | View |
 NEW! On Account of DarknessShining Light on Race and Sport |
For marginalized athletes past and present, achievement can bring celebrity without equality and recognition without opportunity In many ways, Ontario’s Chatham-Kent region is a microcosm … | Ian Kennedy | 213 | 2022 | View |
 The Skin I’m InRacism, Sports and Education |
This book discusses the role that sport participation plays in the lives of Black male high school students. As a former professional athlete himself, the author brings a firsthand personal … | Christopher M. Spence | 136 | 1999 | View |
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From AcknowledgementsFrom: Game Misconduct |
Nathan Kalman-Lamb | 2 | 2018 | $0.20 Add | |
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From IntroductionFrom: The Skin I'm In |
Christopher M. Spence | 5 | 1999 | $0.50 Add | |
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From IntroductionFrom: Immodest and Sensational |
1860s-1870s. Outlines early physical activities and sports that women engaged in in Canada, outlines availability to European women and what Indigenous women participated in as part of their … | M. Ann Hall | 7 | 2008 | $0.70 Add |
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From Cycling to EmancipationFrom: Immodest and Sensational |
1880-1899. Examines the history of cycling in Canada and how a woman riding a bicycle in the 1890s became the epitome of the New Woman | M. Ann Hall | 9 | 2008 | $0.90 Add |
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From Experiences of Black People in Canadian SocietyFrom: The Skin I'm In |
In this chapter, the author provides a brief history of black people in Canada, and goes on to describe the continued prevalence of institutional racism in academic institutions and the workplace. | Christopher M. Spence | 4 | 1999 | $0.40 Add |
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From Sport, Spectacle, and SacrificeFrom: Game Misconduct |
Nathan Kalman-Lamb | 18 | 2018 | $1.80 Add | |
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From NEW! Under the Pear TreeFrom: On Account of Darkness |
This chapter talks about the history and experiences of Black Americans and Canadians in sports dealing with systemic racism and discrimination. Canada’s history of white supremacy and … | Ian Kennedy | 15 | 2022 | $1.50 Add |
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From Blacks in SportFrom: The Skin I'm In |
Christopher M. Spence | 34 | 1999 | $3.40 Add | |
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From Modern Mannish MaidensFrom: Immodest and Sensational |
1890-1920. Looks at the media take on women playing sports in the 1890s. Looks at the development of more prevalent women athletes and women’s team sports in Canadian including tennis, … | M. Ann Hall | 14 | 2008 | $1.40 Add |
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From Girls’ Sport Run by GirlsFrom: Immodest and Sensational |
The 1920s had brought significant change to Canadian women’s sport with the growth of teams and leagues, especially those sponsored by industrial concerns, the beginning of international … | M. Ann Hall | 14 | 2008 | $1.40 Add |
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From Manufacturing FansFrom: Game Misconduct |
Nathan Kalman-Lamb | 47 | 2018 | $4.70 Add | |
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From Race and SportFrom: The Skin I'm In |
Christopher M. Spence | 20 | 1999 | $2.00 Add |
