| Description |
xxiii, 256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Cambridge companion to baseball |
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Cambridge companion to baseball.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-244) and index. |
| Summary |
"Baseball is much more than a game. As the American national pastime, it has reflected the political and cultural concerns of US society for over 200 years, and generates passions and loyalties unique in American society. This Companion examines baseball in culture, baseball as culture, and the game's global identity. Contributors contrast baseball's massive, big-business present with its romanticized origins and its evolution against the backdrop of American and world history. The chapters cover topics such as baseball in the movies, baseball and mass media, and baseball in Japan and Latin America. Between the chapters are vivid profiles of iconic characters including Babe Ruth, Ichiro and Walter O'Malley. Crucial moments in baseball history are revisited, ranging from the 1919 Black Sox gambling scandal to recent controversies over steroid use. A unique book for fans and scholars alike, this Companion explains the enduring importance of baseball in America and beyond"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Baseball : a chronology / Stephen Partridge -- Introduction / Leonard Cassuto -- Rules of baseball / Steven P. Gietschier -- Baseball in literature, baseball as literature / Stephen Partridge, Timothy Morris -- Babe Ruth, sabermetrics, and baseball's politics of greatness / Leonard Cassuto, David Grant -- Interchapter: Babe Ruth / Leonard Cassuto -- Not the major leagues : Japanese and Mexican Americans and the national pastime / Samuel O. Regalado -- Baseball and the color line : from the Negro Leagues to major leagues / Leslie Heaphy -- Interchapter: Jackie Robinson and Curt Flood / Matthew Frye Jacobson -- Baseball and war / Richard Crepeau -- Baseball and the American city / David Finoli -- Interchapter: Walter O'Malley / Leonard Cassuto -- Baseball at the movies / George Grella -- Baseball fan / Al Filreis -- Baseball and material culture / David F. Venturo -- Interchapter: Honus Wagner T-206 baseball card / David F. Venturo -- Global baseball : Japan and East Asia / Masaru Ikei -- Interchapter: Roberto Clemente and Ichiro / Leonard Cassuto -- Global baseball : Latin America / Arturo J. Marcano, David P. Fidler -- Cheating in baseball / David Luban, Daniel Luban -- Interchapter: Pete Rose / Leonard Cassuto -- Baseball's economic development / Andrew Zimbalist -- Interchapter: Andy Messersmith, Charlie Finley, and George Steinbrenner / Jonathan Lewin -- Baseball and mass media / Curt Smith. |
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Baseball -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Baseball -- United States -- History.
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LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General
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Baseball.
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Baseball. (OCoLC)fst00827904
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Baseball -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00827951
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Cassuto, Leonard, 1960-
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Partridge, Stephen.
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| ISBN |
9780521761826 (hardback) |
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0521761824 (hardback) |
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9780521145756 (paperback) |
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0521145759 (paperback) |
| Standard No. |
40019100646 |
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