Sports and American Jew: Steven A. Riess (Sports and Entertainment) - Softcover

Steven A. Riess (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0815627610 ISBN 13: 9780815627616

Publisher: Syracuse University Press, 1998

Synopsis

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.

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Review:

"Sports and the American Jew dispels a central myth of our culture: there are no Jewish athletes. Readers discover the long-forgotten exploits of Lucius N. Littauer playing Ivy League football, Carla Greenspan's achievements on the tennis team at Hunter College, and (of course) the attainments of celebrated heroes like Hank Greenberg, Barney Ross, Sandy Koufax, and Fred Lebow. This is a book that will make readers kvell (overflow with pride)."--Michael H. Ebner, author of Creating Chicago's North Shore: A Suburban History

About the Author:

Steven A. Riess is professor of history at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. The former editor of the Journal of Sport History, his books include Touching Base: Professional Baseball and American Culture in the Progressive Era and Ciry Games: The Evolution of American Urban Sociery and the Rise of Sports.

About this edition

• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0815627610
• ISBN 13: 9780815627616
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 360