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Sport and the shaping of Italian American identity / Gerald R. Gems.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gems, Gerald R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Italian American athletes--Sports.
- Italian American athletes.
- Italian American athletes--Social conditions.
- Sports--United States--History.
- Sports.
- Social conditions.
- United States.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 312 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2013.
- Summary:
- An interdisciplinary analysis of the role of sport in the formation of an ethnic identity and the transition in that identity across four generations.
- Contents:
- 1 The Lack of Identity 1
- 2 Constructing an Italian Identity 22
- 3 Winning Whiteness 55
- 4 The Emergence of Sport as a Cultural Force 102
- 5 Hyphenated Americans 141
- 6 The Resurgence of Ethnicity 179.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780815633419
- 0815633416
- OCLC:
- 841599466
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