In this book, Bruce Kidd illuminates the complex and fractious process that produced the familiar contours of Canadian sport today - the hegemony of continental cartels such as the NHL, the enormous ideological power of the media, the overshadowed participation of women in sports, and the strong nationalism of the amateur Olympic sports bodies.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The State of Play
2. "The Making of Men"
3. "Girls' Sports Run by Girls"
4. Workers' Sport, Workers' Culture
5. Brand-Name Hockey
6. Capturing the State
7. Conclusion: The Triumph of Capitalist Sport
Notes
Illustration Credits
Index