Jews and the sporting life [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Ezra Mendelsohn

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910782901003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• ISBN: 0-19-045238-2; 1-281-99860-5; 9786611998608; 0-19-972479-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (306 p.)
• Collana: Studies in contemporary Jewry, , 0740-8625 ; ; 23
• Altri autori (Persone): MendelsohnEzra
• Disciplina: 796.089; 796.089/924; 796.089924
• Soggetti: Jewish athletes; Sports - Social aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Symposium: Jews and the Sporting Life; Essays; Review Essays; Book Reviews; Cultural Studies and Religion; History and the Social Sciences; Zionism, Israel, and the Middle East; Contents for Volume XXIV; Note on Editorial Policy
• Sommario/riassunto: Symposium: Jews and the Sporting Life. Thoughts on the Jewish Body, Baseball, and the Problem of Integration, Sander L. Gilman (Emory University). Jews and Sports in Poland before the Second World War, Diethelm Blecking (Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat). ""Boxing for Everyone"": Jewish DPs, Sports, and Boxing, Gabriel N. Finder (University of Virginia). The Jewish Bookmaker: Gambling, Legitimacy, and the American Political Economy, Michael Alexander (University of California, Riverside). Pride and Priorities: American Jewry's Response to Hakoah Vienna's U.S. Tour of 1926, Jeffrey S. Gurock, (Yeshiv