| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 326 pages) : illustrations |
| Note |
"A Bison original"--Page 4 of cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Japan: changing of the guard in high school baseball / Dan Gordon -- Japan: the Hanshin Tigers and Japanese Professional Baseball / William W. Kelly -- China: silk gowns and gold gloves / Joseph A. Reaves -- Taiwan: baseball, colonialism, and nationalism / Andrew Morris -- Korea: straw sandals and strong arms / Joseph A. Reaves -- Dominican Republic: forging an international industry / Alan Klein -- Cuba: behind the curtain / Tim Wendel -- Cuba: community, fans, and ballplayers / Thomas Carter -- Puerto Rico: a major league steppingstone / Thomas E. Van Hyning and Franklin Otto -- Nicaragua: in search of diamonds / Dan Gordon -- Brazil: baseball is popular, and the players are Japanese! / Carlos Azzoni, Tales Azzoni, and Wayne Patterson -- Canada: internationalizing America's national pastime / Colin Howell -- Italy: no hotdogs in the bleachers / Peter Carino -- Holland: an American coaching honkbal / Harvey Shapiro -- Great Britain: baseball's battle for respect in the land of cricket, rugby, and soccer / Josh Chetwynd -- -- Australia: baseball down under / Joseph Clark -- Afterword: is baseball really global? / George Gmelch. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
A televised baseball game from Puerto Rico, Japan, or even Cuba might look a lot like the North American game. This book looks at how the game was imported - how it took hold and developed, how it is organized, played, and followed - and what these local and regional trends and features say about the sport's place in particular cultures. |
| Subject |
Baseball.
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Baseball.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Baseball -- Essays & Writings.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Baseball -- Statistics.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Baseball -- History.
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Baseball. (OCoLC)fst00827904
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Gmelch, George.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Baseball without borders. Lincoln : University of Nebraska, ©2006 0803271255 (DLC) 2006007738 (OCoLC)64594333 |
| ISBN |
080325606X (electronic bk.) |
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9780803256064 (electronic bk.) |
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