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LEADER: 01715cam a22003254a 4500
001 2005003012
003 DLC
005 20070510103903.0
008 050222s2005 inua b s001 0 eng
010 $a 2005003012
020 $a0253347009 (cloth : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
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050 00 $aGV709.6$b.G87 2005
082 00 $a796/.089/924/073$222
100 1 $aGurock, Jeffrey S.,$d1949-
245 10 $aJudaism's encounter with American sports /$cJeffrey S. Gurock.
260 $aBloomington :$bIndiana University Press,$cc2005.
300 $ax, 234 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
490 1 $aThe modern Jewish experience
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 193-224) and index.
505 0 $aPrologue: 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.
650 0 $aJews$xSports$zUnited States$xHistory.
650 0 $aJewish athletes$zUnited States$xHistory.
650 0 $aJews$zUnited States$xSocial life and customs.
650 0 $aJudaism$zUnited States$xHistory.
830 0 $aModern Jewish experience (Bloomington, Ind.)
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip058/2005003012.html
856 42 $3Book review (H-Net)$uhttp://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0e9p5-aa