Douglas Stark
is the museum director at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island. He is the author of three books about basketball:
The SPHAS: The Life and Times of Basketball’s Greatest Jewish Team
(2011),
Wartime Basketball: The Emergence of a National Sport during World War II
(2016), and
When Basketball Was Jewish: Voices of Those Who Played the Game
(2017).
9 Ebooks by Douglas Stark
Douglas Stark: Breaking Barriers
Today, it is nearly impossible to talk about the best basketball players in America without acknowledging the accomplishments of incredibly talented black athletes like Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, …
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€44.89
Douglas Stark: Wartime Basketball
Wartime Basketball tells the story of basketball’s survival and development during World War II and how those years profoundly affected the game’s growth after the war. Prior to World War …
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€35.94
Douglas Stark: When Basketball Was Jewish
In the 2015–16 NBA season, the Jewish presence in the league was largely confined to Adam Silver, the commissioner; David Blatt, the coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers; and Omri Casspi, a player …
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€30.42
Douglas Stark: Wartime Basketball
Wartime Basketball tells the story of basketball’s survival and development during World War II and how those years profoundly affected the game’s growth after the war. Prior to World War …
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English
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€36.17
Douglas Stark: When Basketball Was Jewish
In the 2015–16 NBA season, the Jewish presence in the league was largely confined to Adam Silver, the commissioner; David Blatt, the coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers; and Omri Casspi, a player …
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€30.74
James Naismith: James Naismith Reader
James Naismith invented the game of basketball as a physical education instructor at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. That December of 1891, his task was to creat …
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€23.19
James Naismith: James Naismith Reader
James Naismith invented the game of basketball as a physical education instructor at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. That December of 1891, his task was to creat …
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€22.87
Kathryn Leann Harris: Interpreting Sports at Museums and Historic Sites
Sports are intertwined with American society. Since the earliest forms of native games to today’s extreme competitions, sports have left an indelible mark on the fabric of American culture. Today, sp …
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€38.56
Robert Cvornyek & Douglas Stark: Boston’s Black Athletes
Sport often mirrored the racial climate of the time, but it also informed and encouraged equality on and off the field. In Boston, the Black athletic body historically represented a challenge to the …
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€48.69
