“This original and important collection of essays offers an additional lens to the analysis of Latin America and the Caribbean and sheds new light on the intersection of sports, politics, nation building, and identity formation.”
—Raanan Rein, Professor of Latin American and Spanish History, Tel Aviv University

"The publication is a landmark for Olympic Movement studies in Latin America and the Caribbean. The book is interesting, easy to read, and highly informative."
—Marcia De Franceschi Neto-Wacker, The Journal of Olympic History, Volume 28, Number 2 (2020)

“It is not unusual for historians and social scientists to present the history of Latin America and the Caribbean as a footnote in world history. A common procedure is first to examine the history of the United States and Europe and then look back to Latin America to explain many of the sociocultural and political phenomena of the region. More often, the agency of Latin America in the making of international order is simply neglected. In the past years, however, growing numbers of scholars are trying to change this approach by examining Latin American history through its own lenses. The book Olimpismo, edited by Cesar Torres and Antonio Sotomayor, follows the emergence and consolidation of this movement. In this sense, the book is a great contribution not only to the history of sports literature but also to understanding the role of Latin America in the making of twentieth-century history.”
—Luiz Guilherme Burlamaqui, Journal of Sport History, Volume 48, Number 1, Spring 2021