Overview

This book traces, conceptually and historically, the multifaceted nature of sports in the State of Israel from its early years. It is argued that sports in Israel have to be seen as interdependent within the broader socio-political dimensions. Moreover, it is argued that the development of sport in Israel can only be adequately understood by presenting them in its unique historical context. The processes of state formation, population growth, urbanization, militarization, and, most germane to the present purposes, the development of sport are presented alongside stories of Games (such as the Maccabiah) and (Zionist) Ideology. This book was based on a special issue of Sport in Society.

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Author:   Yair Galily ,  Amir Ben-Porat
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9780415565318

ISBN 10:   0415565316
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   01 September 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

1. Editorial: Sixty Years of Sport and Society in the State of Israel Y. Galily and A. Ben-Porat 2. Six Decades of Sport, From a Game to Commodity: Football as Parable A. Ben-Porat 3. Sport, Zionist Ideology and the State of Israel H. Kaufman and Y. Galily 4. The Contribution of The Maccabiah Games to the Development of Sport in The State of Israel Y. Galily 5. It Is Important That We Beat the Gentiles : The National Significance of Israel's Soccer Matches Against the USSR, Summer 1956 H. Harif 6. Bnei Sakhnin through the Documentary Looking Glass: Telling the Story of Arab Football in a Jewish State A. Bernstein and L. Mandelzis 7. The Only Place Where an Arab can Hit a Jew and Get a Medal for That : Boxing and Masculine Pride Among Arab Citizens of Israel T. Sorek 8. A Social-Historical Perspective on the Development of Sports for Persons With Physical Disability in Israel I. Britian and Y. Hutzler 9. The Ecology of Physical Activity in Israel: Active Transportation, Health and Public Policy in The Age of Sport Industrialization D. Mishori and M. Levy

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Yair Galily is a sport sociologist and holds academic degrees from universities in Israel, the USA and Great Britain. He teaches at Zinman College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at the Wingate Institute and is founder and head of the Research Unit in the Israeli Football Association (IFA). Amir Ben-Porat is a professor of sociology in the College of Management in Rishon Le'Zion and the author of five books on soccer and society in Israel.

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