HITO 123. The Global History of Soccer (4 units)
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Description
The most popular sport in the world is soccer. The game’s growth and expansion was thoroughly enmeshed with the spread of modernity. It was a product of the industrial and political revolutions of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It has been an engine of nationalism and gender formation. The link of this sport to politics will be a central theme.
Prerequisite courses
HITO 123 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have HITO 123 as a prerequisite.