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Native Games: Indigenous Peoples and Sports in the Post-Colonial World provides a comprehensive sociological analysis of how indigenous populations across the globe have participated in and transformed sports. The authors, Chris Hallinan and Barry Judd, explore the intersections between athletic competition, colonial legacies, and indigenous identity formation.
This research examines various case studies demonstrating how indigenous communities have adopted, adapted, and created sports as vehicles for cultural expression and political empowerment. The book addresses how colonialism shaped indigenous sporting practices while simultaneously showing how indigenous peoples have reclaimed agency through athletics.
The volume contributes significantly to understanding sport as a social phenomenon beyond mere recreation, positioning it as a critical site of cultural contestation and identity negotiation in post-colonial contexts. Essential reading for scholars of sports sociology, indigenous studies, and post-colonial theory.
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