Sport and the shaping of Italian American identity / Gerald R. Gems.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gems, Gerald R.
Language:English
Published: Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2013.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Sports and entertainment.
Subjects:
Italian American athletes > Sports.
Italian American athletes > Social conditions.
Sports > United States > History.
Physical Description:xvi, 312 pages ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 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.
  • Appendix A: Italian-American boxers, Ring Magazine rankings, 1924-39
  • Appendix B: Average annual employment rates at CUNY by race and ethnicity.