Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Spheroid of Influence -- 2. From Baseball Colony to Basketball Republic -- 3. The Hollywoodization of Hoops -- 4. Rooting for the Underdog -- 5. Basketball without Borders -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About Lou Antolihao -- Illustrations
Summary
"'Playing with the Big Boys' traces the development of basketball in the Philippines from an educational tool during the early period of American colonial rule in the early twentieth century to a ubiquitous national pastime"-- Provided by publisher
