Jews and the Olympic Games: Sport - A Springboard for Minorities - Softcover

Mayer, Paul Yogi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0853034516 ISBN 13: 9780853034513

Verlag: Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd, 2004

Inhaltsangabe

In the last century young Jews, particularly in Central Europe, found that they had the new and exhilarating opportunity to give expression to their physical talents and energy. How they and their successors grasped it is the theme of this engaging book, the fruits of the author's lifelong research and enthusiasm. Even after the Holocaust, Jews were among the outstanding Olympians, and over 400 Jewish medallists from the first modern Games in Athens in 1896 to the Sydney Millennium Games. However, this is not merely a book of record and records, names and events. Yogi Mayer has drawn on his own memories as an athlete, coach, educator and sports journalist to create a compelling, illustrated eyewitness account. He has known many of the athletes who are featured in the book and he describes their personalities, virtues, weaknesses and, in some cases, tragic fates.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0853034516
• ISBN 13: 9780853034513
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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