Fútbol, Jews, and the Making of Argentina

by Raanan Rein

Book Overview

If you attend a soccer match in Buenos Aires of the local Atlanta Athletic Club, you will likely hear the rival teams chanting anti-Semitic slogans. This is because the neighborhood of Villa Crespo has long been considered a Jewish district, and its soccer team, Club Atl tico Atlanta, has served as an avenue of integration into Argentine culture. Through the lens of this neighborhood institution, Raanan Rein offers an absorbing social history...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804793417
• ISBN13: 9780804793414
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"