Sports and the American Jew / edited by Steven A. Riess.

Other author Riess, Steven A.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoSyracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 1998.
Descriptionxvi, 337 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Jewish athletes--United States. --History.
Jews--United States. --Social life and customs.
Sports--United States. --Sociological aspects.

SeriesSports and entertainment
Sports and entertainment. ^A389568
Contents Sports and the American Jew / Steven A. Riess -- Tough Jews. The Jewish American boxing experience, 1890-1950 / Steven A. Riess -- Jewish American women, Jewish organizations, and sports, 1880-1940 / Linda Borish -- Jews and the making of American marathoning, 1896-1960 / Pamela Cooper -- The rise of sport at a Jewish settlement house. The Chicago Hebrew institute, 1908-1921 / Gerald R. Gems -- "Our crowd" at play. The elite Jewish country club in the 1920s / Peter Levine -- Hank Greenberg. The Jewish American sports hero / William M. Simons -- Lester Harrison and the Rochester Royals, 1945-1957. A Jewish entrepreneur in the NBA / Donald M. Fisher -- Becoming American. Jewish writers on the sporting life / Allen Guttmann -- Eric Rolf Greenberg's The Celebrant. The greatest Jewish American baseball novel / Eric Solomon.
Local noteLittle-314097--305131021533R
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 287-321) and index.
LCCN 97020930
ISBN0815627610 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0815627548 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks GV709.6 .S76 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold