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Beyond stereotypes : American Jews and sports /

In the decades after the Civil War, sports slowly gained a prominent position within American culture. This development provided Jews with opportunities to participate in one of the few American cultures not closed off to them. Jewish athleticism challenged anti-Semitic depictions of Jews supposed p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Zuckerman, Bruce (Editor ), Sclar, Ari F. (Editor ), Ansell, Lisa (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, 2014.
Colección:Jewish role in American life ; Volume 12.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Editorial Introduction; A Stack of Jewish Baseball Cards: Some Thoughts on Jews and the Roles They Have Played in the Major Leagues; Racial Attitudes towards Jews in the "Negro Leagues": The Case of Effa Manley; American Jewish Women on the Court: Seeking an Identity in Tennis in the Early Decades of the Twentieth Century; Answering to a Different Authority in Sports: The Trials of Coach Jonathan Halpert and the Limits of Yeshiva University's Athletic Success in Basketball.
  • "The Disadvantage Far Outweighs the Benefits": How the Rise and Fall of "the Jewish Game" at the 92nd Street YMHA Exemplified Jewish Conceptions of AthleticismFrom Suburbanites to Sabras and Back: How Jewish Americans Established Lacrosse in Israel; About the Contributors; The USC Casden Institute for the Study of the Jewish Role in American Life.