Sport and the Shaping of Italian-American Identity

Sport and the Shaping of Italian-American Identity
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Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Total Pages : 334
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ISBN-13 : 9780815652540
ISBN-10 : 0815652542
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Book Synopsis Sport and the Shaping of Italian-American Identity by : Gerald R. Gems

Download or read book Sport and the Shaping of Italian-American Identity written by Gerald R. Gems and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 and the Shaping of Italian-American Identity transcends the study of a particular ethnic group to speak to foundational values and characteristics of the American ethos.


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