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Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-307) and index Games and contests in early Canada -- Games, pastimes, and sporting life in British North America -- Transitions to organized sport in the nineteenth century -- Control of sport: the amateur ideal and professionalism -- Case studies in the growth and institutionalization of sport: lacrosse and baseball -- Stars and heroes: Hanlan, Rubenstein, Cyr, and Scott -- Gender, body, sport -- Physical education in Canadian schools and universities -- Sport and the national -- The Olympic games "In this comprehensive new book, Don Morrow and Kevin B. Wamsley trace the history of sport from its earliest beginnings through to the creation of the first sporting clubs and into the form we recognize today. The perception of sports figures as celebrities and its impact on Canadian culture, from the marketing of Barbara Ann Scott dolls to the shock and disappointment felt across Canada at the results of Ben Johnson's drug test results in 1988, is analyzed in detail. The authors provide an analysis that demonstrates the centrality of sport to Canadian identity while also exploring the influence of factors such as race class, and gender on

Author

Don Morrow and Kevin B. Wamsley

Publisher

Don Mills, Ont. ; New York: Oxford University Press

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780195419962

Subjects

Sports, Anthropology, History