Sport and the American occupation of the Philippines : bats, balls, and bayonets / Gerald R. Gems.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gems, Gerald R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Philippines--History--20th century.

Sports.

History.

Philippines--Civilization--American influences.

Philippines.

Civilization.

Philippines--History--1898-1946.

Civilization--American influences.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

v, 203 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2016]

Summary:

This interdisciplinary case study invokes historical, sociological, and anthropological means to examine the ascendance of the United States to a world power in its first imperial venture. In the aftermath of the Spanish-American War of 1898, the United States acquired and occupied the Philippine Islands for nearly a half-century in an attempt to install a democratic form of government, a capitalist economy, the Protestant religion, and a particular value system. Sport became a primary means to achieve such goals, fostered initially by the military and then widely promoted in the schools and the YMCA. Competitive programs, including international athletic spectacles, channeled Filipino nationalism against Asian rivals rather than the American occupiers as guerrilla warfare ensued in the islands. The strategies learned in the Philippines, now known as "soft power," remain prominent factors in current American foreign policy. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

2 Social Darwinism 19

3 Military 41

4 Politics 63

5 Religion 85

6 American Capitalism in the Philippines 105

7 Education 127

8 Sport 145

9 The Legacy of the American Occupation 167.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Gems, Gerald R. Sport and the American occupation of the Philippines.

ISBN:

9781498536653

1498536654

OCLC:

951506648