Sport and the Shaping of Italian-American Identity
(Part of the Sports and Entertainment Series)
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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. Employing historical, sociological, and anthropological studies, Gems explores how sports were instrumental in helping notions of identity evolve from the individual to the community, from the racial to the ethnic. In doing so, Sport...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0815633416
ISBN13:9780815633419
Release Date:December 2013
Publisher:Syracuse University Press
Length:328 Pages
Weight:1.50 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2"
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