Allen Bodner

When Boxing Was a Jewish Sport

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A vivid portrayal of the important role of Jews in American boxing history, and vice versa.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: State University of New York Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 153mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9781438436081
• ISBN-10: 1438436084
• Artikelnr.: 32917540

Autorenporträt

Allen Bodner is an attorney whose interest in boxing stems from his father, who was an amateur boxer in the 1920s and a professional manager in the 1930s and 1940s.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Budd Schulberg Preface Introduction A Brief History The Allure
Es Haypt Zuch Nisht Un(It Doesn't Exist) In the Beginning Benny, Barney,
and the Fans Anti-Semitism The War The Main Event The Money The Wise Guys A
Dangerous Sport After the Ring The Rise and Fall of Jewish Boxing Ring 8,
Again Appendixes Bibliography Index