Reading Kristi Yamaguchi: Media, Multiculturalism, and the Double Process of Racialization This study offers a critical discourse analysis of how U.S. mainstream media constructed the public image of Kristi Yamaguchi, the first Asian American woman to win Olympic gold in the Winter Games...

Reading Kristi Yamaguchi: Media, Multiculturalism, and the Double Process of Racialization
Jae Chul Seo,Donghyung Kim,Chengzhu Jin &Chanwoo Park, @IJHSofficial Vol 42:6, Pages 646-665

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Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese and the Invention Of ‘Baseball’s Finest Moment’ That Never Was What has been hailed as ‘Baseball’s finest moment’, when Kentucky-born Brooklyn Dodger shortstop Pee Wee Reese is said to have embraced Jackie Robinson, modern Major League Baseball’s first black b...

Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese and the Invention Of ‘Baseball’s Finest Moment’ That Never Was, Henry D. Fetter, @IJHSofficial Vol42:6

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The Reeducation of Bill Walton: From Weak-Kneed Vegetarian Socialist to Born Again Capitalist Scholarship and popular commentary on the basketball player Bill Walton tend to focus on his remarkable tenure at UCLA, his countercultural lifestyle, his role as a ‘Great White Hope’ while basketb...

The Reeducation of Bill Walton: From Weak-Kneed Vegetarian Socialist to Born Again Capitalist
Travis Vogan, @IJHSofficial Vol42:6, Pages 609-626

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Pucks, Politics, and Parochialism: The Collapse of the Boston Bruins’ 1981 Move to Salem, New Hampshire
Aaron Bonsu, @IJHSofficial Vol42:6 Pages: 589-608

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The International Journal of the History of Sport Volume 42, Issue 6 of The International Journal of the History of Sport

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Sports Diplomacy Surrounding the IOC’s Response to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Between Political Neutrality and Peace Promotion Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 posed a challenge to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which maintains and upholds the norms and standards of the Olympic Movement, such as po...

Sports Diplomacy Surrounding the IOC’s Response to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Between Political Neutrality and Peace Promotion
Michał Marcin Kobierecki & Geoffrey Allen Pigman, @IJHSofficial Vol 42:5 Pages: 543-567

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A Study of Martial Arts in Korea’s National Examination System During the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasties for Mugwa (武科制度) This study examined the purpose of martial arts in the Korean Mugwa System during the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties through a literature research. Established during the Goryeo period and inherited b...

A Study of Martial Arts in Korea’s National Examination System During the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasties for Mugwa (武科制度)
Cindy Park, @IJHSofficial Vol 42:5 Pages: 525-542

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Arnis Under American Colonial Rule: Expanding Sources, Geographical Scope, and Reconstructing Historical Narrative While the history of the Filipino martial art of arnis has been explored through secondary sources, many overlook its development during the American colonial period. Narratives focusing on grandma...

Arnis Under American Colonial Rule: Expanding Sources, Geographical Scope, and Reconstructing Historical Narrative
Ryan Alvin Pawilen, @IJHSofficial Vol 42:5 Pages: 508-524

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The Heroism of the Long-Distance Runner: Janusz Kusociński and His Times as Portrayed in Light of His Memoirs From Palant to the Olympics
Michał Mazurkiewicz, @IJHSofficial Vol 42:5 Pages: 482-507

The Forty-Three Year History of Taipei Baseball Stadium, 1957–2000 Although baseball has been Taiwan’s national sport since the Japanese colonial period, Taipei Baseball Stadium was the only proper stadium during the post-war baseball development. Nevertheless, Ta...

The Forty-Three Year History of Taipei Baseball Stadium, 1957–2000, Cheng-Chia Lin, Alan Bairner & Hsiang-Pin Chin, @IJHSofficial Vol42:5

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The International Journal of the History of Sport Volume 42, Issue 5 of The International Journal of the History of Sport

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The Winter Olympics: A Century of Games on Ice and Snow The Olympic Winter Games, although younger than their summer counterpart, nonetheless have a long and storied history. From the first iteration in Chamonix, France, in 1924, through the first off-s...

The Winter Olympics start 7 weeks from today! Want to learn more about their history? Check out this article @wpgsarah.bsky.social & I wrote to open a special issue of @ijhs.bsky.social It’s OA too #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️

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Super excited for this future @ijhs.bsky.social special issue on women’s basketball 🏀 history. If you’re working on this topic, please submit an abstract before the Dec 17 deadline! #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️

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Editor needed for The International Journal of the History of Sport Editor needed for The International Journal of the History of Sport

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Expertise in the history of Sport in Asia or Latin America? We are looking for new editors to join us in these areas. Details can be found via link below

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Editor needed for The International Journal of the History of Sport Editor needed for The International Journal of the History of Sport

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Super excited for this future special issue of @ijhs.bsky.social on women’s basketball 🏀 - any #sporthistory scholars working on women’s hoops, submit an abstract for what will be an excellent issue! #skystorians 🗃️

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IJHS on X: "Technology and Its Role in Making Dinghy Sailing More Accessible: Innovation Networks in the USA, United Kingdom and France Ben Oakley @IJHSofficial Vol 42:3 https://t.co/hxK9xUuT3G" / X Technology and Its Role in Making Dinghy Sailing More Accessible: Innovation Networks in the USA, United Kingdom and France Ben Oakley @IJHSofficial Vol 42:3 https://t.co/hxK9xUuT3G

Technology and Its Role in Making Dinghy Sailing More Accessible: Innovation Networks in the USA, United Kingdom and France
Ben Oakley @IJHSofficial Vol 42:3

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Breaking New Ground: A Historical Exploration of Women’s Cricket in India, 1973–1991
Ashish Krishna &Amitendu Bhattacharya
@IJHSofficial Vol42:3 2025

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The International Journal of the History of Sport Volume 42, Issue 8 of The International Journal of the History of Sport

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