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050		4	_aGV709.6 _b.J487 2012
245	0	0	_aJews in the gym _h[electronic resource] : _bJudaism, sports, and athletics / _cedited by Leonard J. Greenspoon.
260			_aWest Lafayette, Ind. : _bPurdue University Press, _c2012. _e(Baltimore, Md.: _fJohns Hopkins University Press, Project MUSE, _g2012) _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (1 electronic text (xvi, 289 p.) :) _bill., digital file.
490	1		_aStudies in Jewish civilization, _x1070-8510 ; _vv.23
500			_a"Proceedings of the twenty-third annual symposium of the Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization and the Harris Center for Judaic Studies, October 24-25, 2010".
500			_aIssued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520	3		_aFor some, the connection between Jews and athletics might seem far-fetched. But in fact, as is highlighted by the fourteen chapters in this collection, Jews have been participating in--and thinking about--sports for more than two thousand years. The articles in this volume scan a wide chronological range: from the Hellenistic period (first century BCE) to the most recent basketball season. The range of athletes covered is equally broad: from participants in Roman-style games to wrestlers, boxers, fencers, baseball players, and basketball stars. The authors of these essays, many of whom actively participate in athletics themselves, raise a number of intriguing questions, such as: What differing attitudes toward sports have Jews exhibited across periods and cultures? Is it possible to be a "good Jew" and a "great athlete"? In what sports have Jews excelled, and why? How have Jews overcome prejudices on the part of the general populace against a Jewish presence on the field or in the ring? In what ways has Jewish participation in sports aided, or failed to aid, the perception of Jews as "good Germans," "good Hungarians," "good Americans," and so forth? This volume, which features a number of illustrations (many of them quite rare), is not only accessible to the general reader, but also contains much information of interest to the scholar in Jewish studies, American studies, and sports history.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aJewish athletes _xHistory.
650		0	_aJews _xSports _xHistory.
655		0	_aElectronic books.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
700	1		_aGreenspoon, Leonard J. _q(Leonard Jay)
710	2		_aProject Muse.
710	2		_aUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln. _bHarris Center for Judaic Studies.
710	2		_aPhilip M. and Ethel Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization.
711	2		_aKlutznick-Harris Symposium _n(23rd : _d2010 : _cOmaha, Neb.)
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781557536297 _z1557536295
710	2		_aProject Muse.
830		0	_aUPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
830		0	_aStudies in Jewish civilization ; _vv. 23.
830		0	_aUPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781612492391/
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c35973 _d35973