| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 233 pages). |
| Series |
Rhetoric, culture, and social critique |
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Rhetoric, culture, and social critique.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-227) and index. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed September 6, 2013). |
| Contents |
Introduction: Rhetoric and the American game -- Ritual in the "church of baseball" : performing patriotism at the ballpark -- "Baseball as America" : nostalgia and public memory through the national pastime -- Purifying the body politic : steroids and the rhetorical cleansing of baseball -- Headed for home : bringing baseball back to the nation's capital -- Making the world safe for baseball : American mission and the World Baseball Classic -- Conclusion: Reconstituting the national pastime. |
| Summary |
Baseball has long been considered America's "national pastime," touted variously as a healthy diversion, a symbol of national unity, and a model of democratic inclusion. But, according to Michael Butterworth, such favorable rhetoric belies baseball's complicity in the rhetorical construction of a world defined by good and evil. Baseball and Rhetorics of Purity is an investigation into the culture and mythology of baseball, a study of its limits and failures, and an invitation to remake the game in a more democratic way. It pays special attention to baseball's role in the reconstruction. |
| Subject |
War on Terrorism (2001-2009) (OCoLC)fst01754980
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Baseball -- Social aspects -- United States.
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Sociology of Sports.
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Baseball -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00827951
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
2001 - 2009
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780817383978 0817383972 (DLC) 2010005579 (OCoLC)522429350 |
| ISBN |
9780817383978 (electronic bk.) |
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0817383972 (electronic bk.) |
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