Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. INTRODUCTION 1
4. 1. DEPORTES, AMERICANIZATION, AND MEXICAN SPORTING CULTURE 14
5. 2. EL BOXEO, IMMIGRATION, AND THE “GREAT BROWN HOPE” 40
6. 3. PLAYING BÉISBOL ACROSS BORDERS 71
7. 4. FORGING TRANSNATIONAL SPORTING NETWORKS 107
8. 5. BECOMING GOOD NEIGHBORS THROUGH WARTIME SPORTS 131
9. 6. SPORTING A NEW IDENTITY IN POSTWAR AMERICA 154
10. CONCLUSION 194
11. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 207
12. NOTES 213
13. INDEX 275
14. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 281