Judaism's Encounter with American Sports /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gurock, Jeffrey S., 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2005.
Colección:Modern Jewish experience (Bloomington, Ind.)
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Judaism > United States > History.
Jews > United States > Social life and customs.
Jewish athletes > United States > History.
Jews > Sports > United States > History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue: A historian's challenge
  • Introduction: Sports and Judaism in competition
  • From ancient struggles through a medieval time-out
  • Judaism's first modern sports skirmishes
  • The challenge and opportunity of a new world of American sports
  • The training of "all-American" Yeshiva boys
  • Shul vs. pool : interwar battles and early postwar engagements
  • The mission of American Jewry's team
  • An irresistible force
  • Safe at home : tension in Judaism's clubhouse
  • Epilogue: A clear path to the finish line.

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