| When Boxing Was a Jewish Sport Contributor(s): Bodner, Allen (Author), Schulberg, Budd (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1438436084 ISBN-13: 9781438436081 Publisher: Excelsior Editions/State University of New Yo OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Boxing - Social Science | Jewish Studies - Sports & Recreation | History |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2010032067 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.01" W x 8.98" (0.75 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Boxing was an integral part of American culture during the first half of the twentieth century, second only to baseball in popularity. It was also a heavily Jewish sport--from 1910 to 1940, there were twenty-six Jewish world-champions, and during the 1920s and 1930s, almost one-third of all boxers were Jewish. Drawing on numerous interviews and first-person accounts of the boxers themselves, Allen Bodner offers a vivid portrayal of the important role of Jews in American boxing history, and vice versa. When Boxing Was a Jewish Sport is a must-read for fans of the sweet science, as well as anyone interested in the Jewish American and immigrant experience more generally. |