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FormatJournal Article
Author, AnalyticGems, Gerald
Title, AnalyticThe German Turners and the Taming of Radicalism in Chicago
Journal TitleThe International Journal of the History of Sport
Date of PublicationOct. 2009
Volume ID26
Issue ID13
Location in Work1926-1945
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Abstract"This case study of Chicago, the center of the American labor movement and a bastion of Turnerism in the United States, examines and analyzes the transition of Turner ideology and practice, from initial radicalism to incorporation within the mainstream political system, and from a focus on gymnastics to adoption of American sport forms. That transition occurred rather rapidly, largely over a period of two generations, by which time American Turners admitted that they had little in common with their European brethren."
NotesIncludes bibliographical notes.
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MKI TermsTurners/ Societies, etc./ German Americans/ Socialism/ Chicago (Ill.)