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Author Rader, Benjamin G., author.

Title Baseball : a history of America's game / Benjamin G. Rader.

Publication Info. Urbana : The University of Illinois Press, [2018]

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Edition Fourth Edition.
Description 1 online resource.
Series Sport and society
Sport and society.
Note Previous edition: 2008.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- The fraternity and its game -- A commercial spectacle -- The first professional teams -- The first professional leagues -- The players' revolt -- The great baseball war -- Baseball's coming of age -- The big fix -- The age of Ruth -- An age of dynasties -- Baseball's great experiment -- The last days of the old game -- Baseball in trouble -- The empowerment of the players -- The demise of dynasties -- The steroid era -- Baseball's new order.
Note Description based on print version record.
Summary In this fourth edition, Benjamin G. Rader updates the text with a portrait of baseball's new order. He charts an on-the-field game transformed by analytics, an influx of Latino and Asian players, and a generation of players groomed for brute power both on the mound and at the plate. He also analyzes the behind-the-scenes revolution that brought in billions of dollars from a synergy of marketing and branding prowess, visionary media development, and fan-friendly ballparks abuzz with nonstop entertainment. The result is an entertaining and comprehensive tour of a game that, whatever its changes, always reflects American society and culture.
Subject Baseball -- United States -- History.
GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- General.
Baseball. (OCoLC)fst00827904
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form: Print version: Baseball Urbana : The University of Illinois Press, [2018] 9780252042058 (hardcover : acid-free paper) (DLC) 2018011929
ISBN 9780252050794 epub
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