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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462760803321

Autore

Garc©ia Ignacio M

Titolo

When Mexicans could play ball : basketball, race, and identity in San Antonio, 1928-1945 / / by Ignacio M. Garcia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin : , : Universiy of Texas Press, , 2013

ISBN

0-292-75378-0

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 p.)

Disciplina

796.32309764/351

Soggetti

Basketball - Social aspects - Texas - San Antonio

Basketball - Texas - San Antonio

Hispanic American basketball players - Texas - San Antonio

Mexican Americans - Social life and customs

Mexican Americans - Texas - San Antonio

Sports - Texas - San Antonio - History

Electronic books.

San Antonio (Tex.) Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction. The Punch Heard 'round the Barrio""; ""1. A Coach Comes to Sidney Lanier""; ""2. Mexicans Can Play, but Not Everyone Is Pleased""; ""3. Lanier Makes Its Run at State and Finds Its First Stars""; ""4. Sidney Lanier: An American-Mexican Landscape""; ""Photo Section""; ""5. War Comes to the West Side, and Lanierites Respond""; ""6. Adjusting to War and Getting Back to State""; ""7. The Voks Finally Make It to the Top""; ""8. On the Summit Looking Up""; ""9. The Rodríguez Boys Must Be Stopped""; ""10. An Era Comes to an End, but a School Remains""; ""Notes""

""Bibliography""""Index""