Screen LibraryBaseball beyond our borders : an international pastime /
"A collection of essays about baseball in other countries across the globe that explores a wide range of issues for each region"--
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University of Nebraska Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Lincoln, Nebraska : |
| Publication Dates: | [2017] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"A collection of essays about baseball in other countries across the globe that explores a wide range of issues for each region"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xxxii, 495 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780803276826 0803276826 |
| Index Number: | GV862 |
| CLC: | G848.1-05 |
| Call Number: | G848.1-05/B299 |
| Contents: |
Introduction: Around the horn / Cuba: the curtain begins to fall / Dominican Republic: from paternalism to parity / Puerto Rico: a major league stepping-stone / Canada: internationalizing America's national pastime / Mexico: baseball's humble begninnings to budding competitor / Venezuela: the passion and politics of baseball / Brazil: baseball is popular, and the players are (mainly) Japanese! / Japan: "No matter what happens, stand up" / Japan: professional baseball enters the twenty-first century / Korea: straw sandals and strong arms / China: a century and a half of bat ball / Taiwan: baseball, colonialism, nationalism, and other inconceivable things / Australia: baseball's curious journey / Tasmania: baseball struggles to survive / New Zealand: baseball between British traditions / Israel: from the desert to Jupiter...and beyond / South Africa: the battle for baseball / Italy: no hot dogs in the bleachers / Holland: an American coaching honkbal / Great Britain: baseball's battle for respect in the land of cricket, rugby, and soccer / Finland: pesäpallo, baseball Finnish style / The World Baseball Classic: conflict and contradictions / Afterword / |