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<p>Ceded to the United States under the terms of the Treaty of Paris after the Spanish-American War of 1898, Puerto Rico has since remained a colonial territory. Despite this subordinated colonial experience, however, Puerto Ricans managed to secure national Olympic representation in the 1930s and in so doing nurtured powerful ideas of nationalism.<br><br> By examining how the Olympic movement developed in Puerto Rico, Antonio Sotomayor illuminates the profound role sports play in the political
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- Author
- Sotomayor, Antonio
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780803285385
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Anthropology, History, Sports
- Rating
- 5 / 5 (2 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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