Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Introduction: Sports in South American History 1
4. Part one: The beginnings of sports
5. 1 Sports from the Margins 21
6. 2 Colonial Sports 38
7. 3 The Pioneering British 48
8. 4 Education 69
9. 5 Clubs 83
10. 6 The Sports Business 98
11. Part two: The ends of sports
12. 7 Beauty 121
13. 8 Endurance 135
14. 9 Controlled Violence 147
15. 10 Technology 162
16. 11 International 176
17. 12 The 1930 World Cup 199
18. Epilogue: World Champions, Local Histories 213
19. Notes 221
20. Bibliography 243
21. Index 269