Raanan Rein’s Fútbol, Jews, and the Making of Argentina serves to present a rich argument for the importance of sport in the creation and expression of ethnic identity for Argentine Jews. Through this thoughtful,
Many historians focus on how baseball was desegregated when Jackie Robinson joined the league in the 1940s. Swanson is one of the first historians to focus on the origins of racial segregation in baseball.
Fútbol, Jews, and the Making of Argentina, written by Raanan Rein, explores the conception of a soccer club, Atlético Atlanta, and how its evolution influences the Jewish identity in Villa Crespo. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ax9FXZ4PNE_8zhZtizw4yx6baUUi-22GmZWdVcnwsq0/edit?usp=sharing
My name is Joshua Joyce, and this is my formal Book Review on the book I have been reading this semester titled: The Rise of Gridiron University. I am excited to share my intake and overall analysis from my experience reading this book about the sports history of American Football.
I chose this book as I’ve been a fan of the ACC for my whole life, and I’ve also lived in the conference area. I wanted to know how it came to fruition and
Samuel Walker’s “ACC Basketball” is an information dense delve into the creation of the ACC. The book outlines how the ACC started, and follows it through the 50’s into the late 70’s, giving readers
Ryan Swanson’s book is astounding in its contribution to baseball history. Swanson adds to baseball literature by looking at the creation of the color barrier and why it was telling of American Society. This
The book ACC Basketball: The Story of the Rivalries, Traditions, and Scandals of the First Two Decades of the Atlantic Coast Conference dives into the creation, formation, and evolution of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
As an ACC basketball fan growing up, this book’s attention to detail was everything I could have ever asked for. Even though the beginning started off a bit sluggish, the rest of the book
In the first of its kind, Raanan Rein writes his book Futbol, Jews, and the Making of Argentina. Rein succeeds in attempting to explore a topic with very little academic chatter around it: how
