Stars in the ring : Jewish champions in the golden age of boxing : a photographic history /

In the period from 1901 to 1939, 29 Jewish boxers were recognized as world champions and more than 160 Jewish boxers ranked among the top contenders in their respective weight divisions. Stars in the Ring, by renowned boxing historian Mike Silver, presents this vibrant social history in the first il...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Silver, Mike, 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Temas:
Jewish boxers > Biography.
Jewish boxers > Pictorial works.
Boxing > History.
Boxing > History > Pictorial works.
Boxeurs juifs > Biographies.
Boxeurs juifs > Ouvrages illustrés.
Boxe > Histoire.
Boxe > Histoire > Ouvrages illustrés.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Boxing.
Jewish boxers.
Biographies.
History.
Pictorial works.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; key to abbreviations; weight divisions; introduction; chapter 1 bare-knuckle bruisers; chapter 2 the melting pot sport; chapter 3 pioneers of pugilism: the early queensberry era, 1892-1919; chapter 4 golden age gladiators: 1920-1940; chapter 5 war and peace: 1941-1963; chapter 6 not your grandfather's sport: boxing from the 1960s to the present; appendix; endnotes; bibliography; index.

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