Sport and the Shaping of Italian American Identity / Gerald R. Gems.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gems, Gerald R.

Series:

Sports and Entertainment

Sports and entertainment

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--United States--History.

Sports.

Italian American athletes--Social conditions.

Italian American athletes.

Italian American athletes--Sports.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (334 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Gems traces the experience of the Italian immigrant and illustrates the ways in which sports helped Italian-Americans adapt to a new culture, assert pride in an ethnic identity, and even achieve social advancement.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 The Lack of Identity""; ""2 Constructing an Italian Identity""; ""3 Winning Whiteness""; ""4 The Emergence of Sport as a Cultural Force""; ""5 Hyphenated Americans""; ""6 The Resurgence of Ethnicity""; ""Italian-American Boxers, Ring Magazine Rankings, 1924�39""; ""Average Annual Employment Rates at CUNY by Race and Ethnicity""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-302) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8156-5254-2

OCLC:

872672611