Sports and American Jew by Steven A Riess
A collection of nine essays that delve into the relationship between Jewish Americans and the culture of sports. The book analyzes assimilation and acculturation, discrimination, gender, social class, and the building of a Jewish American community.
Riess, Steven: - Steven A. Riess is Professor of History at Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago. He is the author of Touching Base: Professional Baseball and American Culture in the Progressive Era (1980, rev. ed., 1999), City Games: The Evolution of American Urban Society and the Rise of Sports (1989), and Sport in Industrial America, 1850-1920 (1995), and has edited several books including Sports and the American Jew (1998). He edited the Journal of Sport History from 1985-1992, and is the editor of the series Sports and Entertainment for Syracuse University Press. He is co-director of the Chicago seminar on Sports and Culture.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780815627616 |
| ISBN 10 | 0815627610 |
| Title | Sports and American Jew |
| Author | Steven A Riess |
| Series | Sports And Entertainment |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Syracuse University Press |
| Year published | 1998-05-31 |
| Number of pages | 360 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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