Stars in the Ring: Jewish Champions in the Golden Age of Boxing : A Photographic History
by
Mike Silver
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1630761397
ISBN-13
9781630761394
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint
The Lyons Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 4th, 2016
Print length
344 Pages
Weight
1,350 grams
Dimensions
22.60 x 29.20 x 3.10 cms
Product Classification:
Jewish studiesHistory of sportBoxing
Ksh 6,000.00
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In the period from 1901 to 1939, 29 Jewish boxers were recognized as world champions and more than 160 Jewish boxers ranked among the top contenders in their respective weight divisions. Stars in the Ring, by renowned boxing historian Mike Silver, presents this vibrant social history in the first illustrated encyclopedic compendium of its kind.
For more than sixty years—from the 1890s to the 1950s—boxing was an integral part of American popular culture and a major spectator sport rivaling baseball in popularity. More Jewish athletes have competed as boxers than all other professional sports combined; in the period from 1901 to 1939, 29 Jewish boxers were recognized as world champions and more than 160 Jewish boxers ranked among the top contenders in their respective weight divisions. Stars in the Ring, by renowned boxing historian Mike Silver, presents this vibrant social history in the first illustrated encyclopedic compendium of its kind.
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