[PDF.83or] Sport and the American Occupation of the Philippines: Bats, Balls, and Bayonets

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 U.S. 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...

You easily download any file type for your gadget.Sport and the American Occupation of the Philippines: Bats, Balls, and Bayonets   |  Gerald R. Gems.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.