Sport Past and Present in South Africa

Description

This book provides an interpretation of sport in contemporary South Africa through an historical account of the contours of the evolution of sport – and their wider social ramifications – in the twentieth century. It comprises chapters which trace the growth of sports such as football, cricket and rugby and their relationship to aspects of racial identity, masculinity, femininity, political and social development in the country. The book also draws out the wider geo-political significance of South African sport, placing it in the context of the development of sport both elsewhere on the African continent and internationally.

The history of sport has seen significant international growth over the past few decades. For the most part, however, the history of sport in Africa – and all of the socio-cultural and political contingencies associated with it – has remained largely untraced. By detailing the way in which sport’s development in South Africa overlapped with major socio-political processes on the wider African continent, this volume seeks to narrow the gap.

This book was previously published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.

Contents

1. Prologue: Sport Historiography in South Africa – An Appraisal Albert Grundlingh, André Odendaal and Scarlett Cornelissen 2. Apartheid Sport: A Post-Modern Discourse Douglas Booth 3. Symbolic Realms: Revisiting the Role of Race, Apartheid and Power in African Olympism, 1960-1992 Scarlett Cornelissen 4. Masculinity and Sport in South Africa Glen Thompson 5. Football, Race and Identity in South Africa Peter Alegi 6. The Neglected Game: Women and Football in South Africa Martha Saavedra 7. Rugby, Race and Nation John Nauright 8. ‘Between the Springbok and Ikhamanga: The Story of South Africa’s Black Rugby Exiles’ Hendrik Snyders 9. Cricket and Race in South Africa Ashwin Desai 10. The Dissemination of Cricket Among Afrikaners Albert Grundlingh 11. Neither ‘Cricketers nor Ladies’: Towards a History of Women and Cricket in South Africa, 1860 – 2005 André Odendaal 12. ‘Marvellous Muscles’: Black Boxing on the Reef and a History of Ezekiel ‘King Kong’ Dlamini Tyler Fleming 13. Global Tentacles: FIFA, Football and Diplomacy: the Battlegrounds of Power Paul Darby 14. Epilogue: Sport, Politics, Culture and Society in South Africa – Past, Present and Future Scarlett Cornelissen and Albert Grundlingh

Author Bio

Scarlett Cornelissen is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

Albert Grundlingh is Professor of History at Stellenbosch University.

Related Subjects

1. Sociology of Sport
2. Sport, Race & Ethnicity
3. Sport Politics
4. Sport & Society
5. Black Studies - Race & Ethnic Studies